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No matter how you slice it, our current understanding of the human brain is decidedly limited. “Will we ever understand the human brain?” asks Jonathan Gornall of the World Economic Forum. “Today, I can't tell you – nor can anyone else – how the brain functions.” (Kevin Loria, Business Insider). “Like a computer’s hard drive, memories are physically recorded. But we have no idea how our brains do this…” (George Dvorsky, io9.com) Despite this enigma, each of us can verify through our own personal experience that we do remember some things. And the things that we remember may not be what we’d expect. We might forget our Sweet Sixteen but remember the film Sixteen Candles. We might forget our uncle’s 80ᵗʰ but remember Around the World in Eighty Days. For reasons beyond our comprehension, certain memories emerge as standout, not so fleeting, capable of leaving a permanent footprint. If we wanted to give such memories a name, we might call them “sticky.” These are a handful of my own.
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Critical Introduction -- Preface -- STICKY -- Wizardry -- The Golden Rule -- Astronomy -- The Beef & Broccoli -- Rite Aid -- When Your Drug Dealer Tells You He Wants to Kill Himself -- Macovy -- The Now and Then Diner -- No Poor Indifferent Place -- Appendices
xii, 164 pages
xii, 164 pages
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M.F.A.