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Memory, amnesia, and your self (podcast)

Published: June 3, 2022, 4 p.m.

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\\xa0\\u201cThe true art of memory is the art of attention.\\u201d\\u2014 Samuel Johnson

Memory is not a record of the past, it\\u2019s a resource for acting in the present. You remember in order to know what to do or not to do, not for nostalgic purposes.

For the smartest beings in the universe, we certainly don\\u2019t see, hear, or remember much. There have been savants who remember everything, and their brains appear no different than ours. We could remember so much more, but we don\\u2019t. And the reason we don\\u2019t is because it would be a waste of resources. The question we might ask, given the incredible things our brains are capable of, is why aren\\u2019t we doing more with it?

Amnesia

Recall

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Regression



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