Memory plays a powerful role in our everyday experiences, including how we learn and recall things, how we make decisions, and how we plan for our future. That is, memory serves as more than just a simple record of the past. What, then, happens to our memories as we get older—and, for that matt...
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The Mechanisms of Memory
Dr. Charan Ranganath, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, explains why we remember—or don’t remember—our experiences
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