The Making Of Memory

From Molecules to Mind

Steven Rose

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Winner of the Rhône-Poulenc Science Prize.

Steven Rose's The Making of Memory is about just that, in both its senses: the biological processes by which we humans - and other animals - learn and remember, and how researchers can explore these mechanisms. But it is also about much more.

When the first edition of this fascinating book won the Science book Prize in 1993, the judges described it as 'a riveting read...a first-hand account by a practicing scientist working at the forefront of medical research and Rose does not duck the issues which that raises.'

Now ten years on, research has itself moved forward, and Rose has taken the opportunity to fully revise the book. But this is more than mere revision. Where ten years ago he argued the case for research on memory because it is the most extraordinary of human attributes, Rose's own research has now opened the doors to a potential new treatment for Alzheimer's Disease undreamed of a decade ago, and in an entirely new chapter he describes how this potential breakthrough has occurred.

Published: 30 September 2012
ISBN: 9781446442555
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Format: EBook
Pages: 432

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Steven Rose

Steven Rose is Professor of Biology and Director of the Brain and Behaviour Research Group at The Open University, Visiting Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at University College London, and, jointly with sociologist Hilary Rose, was the Professor of Physic (genetics and society) at Gresham College, London. His previous books include The Chemistry of Life (1996), Science and Society (with Hilary Rose) (1973), The Conscious Brain (1973), Molecules and Minds: Essays on Biology and the Social Order (1988), and The Making of Memory (1992). The Making of Memory won the 1993 Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Prize and he has received a variety of medals and international awards, most recently the Biochemical Society’s special medal for science communication, the Edinburgh Medal and the silver medal of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts.

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Praise for The Making Of Memory

There is no denying his skill as a writer...a flowing, elegant scientific treatise
Observer

Quite simply one of the most interesting books which I have ever perused
Scotsman

Rose introduces each topic with skill and clarity
Guardian

Exceptionally well-written...a fascinating account of the current state of play in the neurosciences
Times Higher Educational Supplement

Compelling... The job of demystifying science is completed with style, jargon-free and elegantly written
Oliver Robinson, Observer

A riveting read. It is also a first-hand account by a practising scientist working at the forefront of medical research - and Rose does not duck the issues which that raises
Dr Heather Couper, Chair of Judges, Science Book Prizes, COPUS