The present book attempts to establish whether a link between human memory and material memory such as the memory of shape memory alloys is relevant. It challenges the strength of the boundary between these two concepts of memory and wonders whether “memory traces” in the brain may be related to the defects generated in metal alloys when they are trained. The book first provides a brief historical record of works devoted to human memory, from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Then, it turns to neuroimaging. With its development, neuroscientists believe that...