{"product_id":"memorys-ghost","title":"Memory's Ghost","description":"In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience.\u003cp\u003ePhilip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of\u003cbr\u003e-- How an individual's memory is constructed\u003cbr\u003e-- When and why memory fails\u003cbr\u003e-- The efficacy of mnemonic devices\u003cbr\u003e-- The validity of \"recovered\" memories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67650601779567,"sku":"9780684823560","price":127.57,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/068482356X.jpg?v=1790934821","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/memorys-ghost","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}