Neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets Robin Ince - Why We Remember
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Over twenty-five years, neuroscientist Charan Ranganath has studied the flawed, incomplete and purposefully inaccurate nature of memory to find that our brains haven’t evolved to keep a comprehensive record of events, but to extract the information needed to guide our futures. In this episode he shines new light on the influence of memory on how we learn, heal and make decisions. By examining the role that attention, intention, imagination and emotion play in the storing of memories, Prof Ranganath provides a vital user’s guide to remembering what we hold most dear.
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