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101 theory Drive:the Discovery Of Memory
[Paperback - 2011]
terry mcdermott
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Category: Medical
Sub-category: Medical
Additional Category: Psychology
Publisher: Vintage | ISBN: 9780307388339 | Pages: 288
Shipping Weight: .217 | Dimensions: 5.2 x .64 x 8.07 inches

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A riveting narrative account of a brilliant, rebel scientist and his notorious lab as they unlock the mystery of memory.
 
For decades Gary Lynch sought to uncover what physically happens in the brain when we form a memory. Luckily award-winning journalist Terry McDermott was with Lynch in his lab as his staff worked tirelessly to achieve this groundbreaking scientific discovery. Here with the verve of a novelist, McDermott introduces the cutting-edge science and wild cast of characters that enabled Lynch to reveal the inner workings of the memory machine. He then explains some practical applications of these discoveries: drugs that could possibly cure a wide range of neurological conditions, including ADHD. He also shows where Lynch’s sights are now set: on discovering the larger architectural of memory formation. 
 

About the Author

Terry McDermott is the author of Perfect Soldiers (HarperCollins, 2005), and 101 Theory Drive (Pantheon, 2010). His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Smithsonian, Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times Magazine and Pacific Magazine. McDermott worked at eight newspapers for more than thirty years, most recently for ten years at the Los Angeles Times, where he was a national correspondent.