💬 “ Form memories with intention - and make the decisions in daily life that will give you the memories you want to hold onto.” ~Charan Ranganath
⚡️ Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. He’s also the author of Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us.
⚡ In this episode Charan and I explore how your memory actually works and how to create a life worth remembering.
🎧 Stay tuned to find out:
➡ How scientifically accurate the movie Inside Out is when it comes to memory
➡︎ How memories can degrade and become distorted over time
➡︎ Why childhood memories are so hard - or impossible - to hold onto
➡︎ How to be more intentional with your memory
➡︎ The science of deja vu, PTSD, dreams and aphantasia
📕 Chapters
(0:34) The science of ‘Inside Out’
(2:39) How memories degrade over time
(5:56) When life “flashes before your eyes”
(8:34) Remembering our dreams
(12:30) Childhood memories
(18:23) How false memories are made
(22:51) Gaslighting
(26:18) Why we fixate on negative memories
(28:57) PTSD and traumatic memories
(35:49) Is modern tech making our memory worse?
(38:56) How to improve your memory
(46:05) The science of deja vu
(49:05) Aphantasia: How some people have no inner monologue
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📱 Connect with Charan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thememorydoc/
Website: https://charanranganath.com/
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