bwaber@bookwyrm.social reviewed Why We Remember by Charan Ranganath
A High-Level Examination of Memory and Cognition
3 stars
This book gives a good overview of many aspects of memory, focusing mainly on neuroscience but also dabbling in sociology. Ranganath examines the research on this topic at a high level, making this more accessible to the general public but with the trade off that those who want to dig into the science more will be left wanting. The book is at its best when it's connecting different neuroscience studies together, but when it unfortunately ventures into topics like AI or other peripheral fields it gets shaky.