内容简介
Arivetingnarrativeaccountofabrilliant,rebelscientistandhisnotoriouslabastheyunlockthemysteryofmemory.
FordecadesGaryLynchsoughttouncoverwhatphysicallyhappensinthebrainwhenweformamemory.Luckilyaward-winningjournalistTerryMcDermottwaswithLynchinhislabashisstaffworkedtirelesslytoachievethisgroundbreakingscientificdiscovery.Herewiththeverveofanovelist,McDermottintroducesthecutting-edgescienceandwildcastofcharactersthatenabledLynchtorevealtheinnerworkingsofthememorymachine.Hethenexplainssomepracticalapplicationsofthesediscoveries:drugsthatcouldpossiblycureawiderangeofneurologicalconditions,includingADHD.HealsoshowswhereLynch'ssightsarenowset:ondiscoveringthelargerarchitecturalofmemoryformation.