Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory

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37 37 39 40 33 34 35 27 28 29 30 31 22 22 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 Contents INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE How Memory Works CHAPTER FOUR Flashbulb Memories Sharp and Bright Where Were You Remembering Events That Matter to Us Learning of a Tragic Explosion Warning What Comes Next Is Pretty Technical Some Words Worth Remembering Memories That Stick 8 CHAPTER FIVE There's Something about That Smell CHAPTER TWO Meet Brenda Milner Memory Expert 10 Sniffing Around Inside the Brain Curiosity Rules 11 Our Noses Help Us Survive Memory Expert's Earliest Memories 11 Skunks and Asphalt You Can't Trust It Odors and Illness 12 CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER THREE Objects That Help Us Remember 14 Working Memory A Way to Remember Happy Times 14 Objects That Help Us Get Through Hard Times Sticky Notes Inside the Brain Tricks to Boost Your Working Memory 16 My Mom's Childhood Dress 16 CHAPTER SEVEN Museums Help Us Remember 18 Memorize This Remembering the Tragedy of 9/11 20 What's the Point of Memorizing Stuff A Pair of Two Dollar Bills Tells a Remarkable Story All Part of a Day's Work 21 Memorizing Has an Upside