Reviews
Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research by Sue Halpern
homingpigeon's review against another edition
2.0
The author spends a lot of time speculating on memory and worrying, but not that much time sharing the kinds of breathtaking new research that I was expecting from a book like this.
leebill's review against another edition
3.0
Alot of science that I struggle through..but then the information holds me...she translates well. The book Carved by Sand was much more engaging..much more personable. But this one is interesting! I am still trying to memorize (ha) the parts of the brain.
canadianbookworm's review
2.0
Some of this book was hard to get through, just the terminology can be difficult as they aren't words that I use everyday. The gist of the book was very interesting however. Halpern takes us through a variety of avenues of memory research, and shows how they interconnect.
She also shows the progress over time for the research into memory and gives hope for future breakthroughs. Throughout the book, she refers to her own worries over her memory and whether she is more at risk since her father had dementia of an unconfirmed nature before he died. I think that the personal element is what prevented this book from being too academic, something it could easily have become.
She also shows the progress over time for the research into memory and gives hope for future breakthroughs. Throughout the book, she refers to her own worries over her memory and whether she is more at risk since her father had dementia of an unconfirmed nature before he died. I think that the personal element is what prevented this book from being too academic, something it could easily have become.
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