#430 Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories

Published: May 25, 2024, 8:52 p.m.

Charan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(10:18) - Experiencing self vs remembering self
\n(23:59) - Creating memories
\n(33:31) - Why we forget
\n(41:08) - Training memory
\n(51:37) - Memory hacks
\n(1:03:26) - Imagination vs memory
\n(1:12:44) - Memory competitions
\n(1:22:33) - Science of memory
\n(1:37:48) - Discoveries
\n(1:48:52) - Deja vu
\n(1:54:09) - False memories
\n(2:14:14) - False confessions
\n(2:18:00) - Heartbreak
\n(2:25:34) - Nature of time
\n(2:33:15) - Brain\u2013computer interface (BCI)
\n(2:47:19) - AI and memory
\n(2:57:33) - ADHD
\n(3:04:30) - Music
\n(3:14:15) - Human mind