The Tricks of Memory

Published: Oct. 12, 2017, 9:45 p.m.

Professor David Shanks is an expert in memory and learning at UCL and investigates how the brain makes memories. This has implications for exams and for how people can learn a language, in this essay David looks at how we can influence our memories and tells us about the more unusual ways to remember.

Programme image courtesy of Sarah Grice, Wellcome Collection.