Podcast: The neuroscience of memory - with Charan Ranganath

Dr Charan Ranganath, renowned neuroscientist and author, discusses how and why we remember. 

Listen time: 35:20
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Why is it that we can vividly remember a particular smell from years ago, but can’t remember where we put our keys a mere few hours prior? This month, we’re joined by renowned neuroscientist and author Dr Charan Ranganath to discuss how and why we remember.

Charan is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, and Director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at UC Davis, and has recently released his first book ‘Why We Remember’. Charan takes us on a journey through our own minds, and a forward look at the future of memory research. 

Producer: Lia Hale 
Assistant producer: Freddie Rodgers 
Interviewer: Lisa Derry 
Music: Joseph Sandy