How Japanese Students Remember Everything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPEsEOPhkM8

 

Jamie Raskin SOUNDS OFF 🔥

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-rHJ4HnqD2o

Why remember and why we forget. (Terry Gross; Fresh Air podcast)

When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in.

When cognitive neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets someone for the first time, he's often asked, "Why am I so forgetful?" But Ranganath says he's more interested in what we remember, rather than the things we forget.

"We're not designed to carry tons and tons of junk with us. I don't know that anyone would want to remember every temporary password that they've ever had," he says. "I think what [the human brain is] designed for is to carry what we need and to deploy it rapidly when we need it."

Ranganath directs the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis, where he's a professor of psychology and neuroscience. In the new book, Why We Remember, he writes about the fundamental mechanisms of memory — and why memories often change over time.

Ranganath recently wrote an op-ed for The New York Times in which he reflected on President Biden's memory gaffes — and the role that memory plays in the current election cycle.

Recent gaffes by Biden and Trump may be signs of normal aging — or may be nothing.

"I'm just not in the position to say anything about the specifics of [either Biden or Trump's] memory problems," he says. "This is really more of an issue of people understanding what happens with aging. And, one of the nice things about writing this editorial is I got a lot of feedback from people who felt personally relieved by this because they're worried about their own memories."

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/26/1233900923/charan-ranganath-biden-memory-what-we-remember

Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory - The Washington Post

President Biden on Thursday night gave an emotional and at times angry response to a special counsel's report questioning his memory, addressing the nation hours after a special counsel report painted a devastating picture of his mental agility even as it said he would not be charged for mishandling of classified documents...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/08/biden-hur-response/

The Sly Psychology Behind Magicians' Card Tricks | WIRED

Card trick priming technique used by illusionist Derren Brown inspires psychologists. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/magic-or-science-subtle-verbal-and-visual-cues-can-influence-card-choices/

After Coronavirus, Don’t Forget: Republicans Put Us in Danger

Here in the United States, both politicians and the public tend to have the shortest of short memories. There is much collective “forgetting” that goes on in Washington D.C., New York, and beyond. Consider those politicians and pundits who cheered on the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, while spreading lies about weapons of mass destruction, and continue to hold important and influential positions in politics and in the media; one of them is even on course to be the Democratic presidential nominee in November. Today, however, few mention Iraq in relation to any of these politicians or pundits.....
https://theintercept.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-trump-republicans-conservatives/

Researchers find a western-style diet can impair brain function

After a week on a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers scored worse on memory tests ....
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/19/researchers-find-a-western-style-diet-can-impair-brain-function

Three ways to trick your memory into working better - Quartz

Have you ever thought about how your brain works when you study? Knowing this may improve your ability to retain and recall information. There are three main memory structures: sensory, working, and long-term memory. Using these tips, you can activate all three to enhance how you study.
https://qz.com/1724958/three-ways-to-make-your-memory-work-for-you/

Friends of Trump accuser go public with recollections of her description of assault - The Washington Post

Two friends of magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll spoke on the record this week about their memories of her telling them about the alleged incident.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/friends-of-trump-accuser-go-public-with-recollections-of-her-description-of-assault/2019/06/28/73b6ca62-9915-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html

Our memory comes from an ancient virus, neuroscientists say - Big Think

This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution.....
https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/our-memory-comes-from-an-ancient-virus-neuroscientists-say

Human memory: How we make, remember, and forget memories - National Geographic

Human memory happens in many parts of the brain at once, and some types of memories stick around longer than others...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/human-memory/

A fatty, sugary diet can damage your memory, attention and mood in just four days, according to new research - Business Insider

A recent study showed that 23% of all people of slim to average weight are still likely to become overweight or even obese in the course of their lives. Many people of low to average weight are under the false impression that their weight is indicative of their health. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/research-says-fatty-sugary-diets-damage-your-brain-in-just-four-days-2018-10

The junk science Republicans used to undermine Ford and help save Kavanaugh - The Washington Post

Sen. Susan Collins was the latest to suggests that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser was assaulted by someone else. Memory science suggests the opposite. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2018/10/07/republicans-who-believed-ford-doubted-her-memory-relied-junk-science-researchers-say/

Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Shouldn't Testify Because "Our Recollection Keeps Changing" - Mother Jones

Rudy Giuliani is supposed to be on cleanup duty, but he keeps making a mess. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," the president's personal attorney explained that it might be a bad idea for Trump to testify to special counsel Robert Mueller because his client's story kept changing:....
https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1003260443815698435

Breakthrough in Memory Formation Research Reveals HIV-Like Protein That 'Infects' the Brain -- Newsweek

Arc is the first and so far only non-viral protein known to behave this way. ....
http://www.newsweek.com/breakthrough-memory-formation-virus-hiv-protein-infects-brain-arc-778236

How Did Trump Remember 9/11?

He hardly did.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c0wOXVTtXE&feature=youtu.be

Donald Trump's Authoritarian Politics of Memory (The Atlantic)

Driven by opportunism, pragmatism, or fear, many begin to forget that they used to think certain things were unacceptable. ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/donald-trumps-authoritarian-politics-of-memory/514004/

Physical Exercise Four Hours after Learning Improves Long-Term Memory, Study Shows

A new study in the journal Current Biology shows that physical exercise after learning improves memory and memory traces, but only if the exercise is done in a specific time window and not immediately after learning....
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/physiology/physical-exercise-long-term-memory-03959.html

And Now the Good News #188: 5/10/2016

“Manipulation of Specific Neurons Helps to Erase Bad Memories, Enhance Good Ones”