Popular Myths about Memory

Brian H. Bornstein is professor of psychology and courtesy professor of law at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

• Introduction: Memory, Metamemory, Media, and MythChapter 1: Memory Myths: A Review and New DataChapter 2: Memory Accuracy and PermanenceChapter 3: An Unholy Tetrad: Repression, Recovered Memory, False Memory, and HypnosisChapter 4: Memory and the Brain: Implants and ErasureChapter 5: Retrograde AmnesiaChapter 6: Anterograde AmnesiaChapter 7: Memory, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and DementiaChapter 8: Memory and the Legal System: EyewitnessesChapter 9: Memory and the Legal System: False ConfessionsChapter 10: Superior MemoryConclusion

Rarely is a book about memory published that is equally suited to the scholar and the layperson. Clearly and concisely, Popular Myths About Memory covers topics as diverse as the brain’s role in memory, amnesia, dementia, memory and the legal system, and superior memory. Most importantly Popular Myths About Memory explains how myths about these topics are wrongly portrayed by popular media and how these popular myths clash with scientific evidence. Bornstein’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in memory.