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Overview
Memory, Consciousness, and Temporality presents the argument that current memory theories are undermined by two false assumptions: the 'memory trace paradox' and 'the fallacy of the homunculus'. In these pages Gianfranco Dalla Barba introduces a hypothesis - the Memory, Consciousness, and Temporality (MCT) hypothesis - on the relationship between memory and consciousness that is not undermined by these assumptions and further demonstrates how MCT can account for a variety of memory disorders and phenomena.
With a unique approach intended to conjugate phenomenological analysis and recent neuropsychological data, the author makes an important contribution to our understanding of the central issues in current cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience.
Synopsis
Cognitive scientist Dalla Barba (Institut National de la SantE et de la Recherche MEdicale, France) argues that current memory theories are undermined by two false assumptions: "the memory trace paradox" and "the fallacy of the homunculus." Making use of phenomenological analysis and neuropsychological data, he sets out a hypothesis on the relationship between memory and consciousness that is not undermined by these false assumptions and that can account for a variety of memory disorders and phenomena. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)