Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee is significant for Memory Studies because it shows that memory is an active, reconstructive process linked to the body, emotion, and identity. Through neurological case studies such as phantom limbs and Capgras delusion, the authors demonstrate how the brain stores, reshapes, and sometimes distorts memories. The book highlights the role of embodied memory, neuroplasticity, and the close relationship between memory and the construction of the self.
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