num_pages: 192
description: This study explores the inner world of a rare human phenomenon―a man who was endowed with virtually limitless powers of memory. From his intimate knowledge of S., the mnemonist, gained from conversations and testing over a period of almost thirty years, A. R. Luria is able to reveal in rich detail not only the obvious strengths of S.’s astonishing memory but also his surprising weaknesses: his crippling inability to forget, his pattern of reacting passively to life, and his uniquely handicapped personality.
language: English
title: The Mind of a Mnemonist
titlecomplete: The Mind of a Mnemonist
genres: Medical, Psychology, Brain, Neuroscience, Science, Philosophy, Russia, Medicine, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1818
publisher: Harvard University Press