The Essay - The Tricks of Memory
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.
Published on Thursday, 12th October 2017.
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