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neuropsychological-research

The chapter highlights the use of advanced brain imaging and psychological testing to study subjects like Zeyk with unique memory capabilities.

1 chapter across 1 book

Blue Mars (1997)Kim Stanley Robinson

Chapter 71

The chapter explores the advanced scientific community at Acheron, a vast research complex on Mars dedicated to longevity and memory studies. Sax integrates into this community, sharing his hypotheses about memory reinforcement and learning about exceptional human memory cases through discussions with Marina and Ursula. The chapter culminates in Sax visiting Zeyk, a subject with extraordinary memory abilities, as part of ongoing experimental psychological research involving brain scans and detailed recollections of historical events.