Do you think your memory is a record of what actually happened? Chances are, it’s not. New scientific findings show that with every act of remembering, our brains produce new neural circuits… creating new memories. Segment 1Joshua Foer on Memory PalacesWould you like to sharpen your memory? Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/028-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Joshua-Foer-on-Memory-Palaces.mp3 Segment 2Jill Price on Remembering EverythingJill Price can remember every day of her life since the age of 14. She’s one of only half a dozen people diagnosed with “hyperthymesia”—a fancy word for nearly total recall. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/029-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Jill-Price-on-Remembering-Everything.mp3 Segment 3Eric Kandel on Memory StorageEric Kandel is one of the world’s leading experts on memory. A Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist, he talks about recent discoveries about the science of memory. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/030-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Eric-Kandel-on-Memory-Storage.mp3 Segment 4Alison Winter on History of MemoryDo you think your memory is like a video camera, storing every experience you’ve ever had? Historian Alison Winter says we tend to use technology metaphors to think about memory. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/031-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Alison-Winter-on-History-of-Memory.mp3 Segment 5André Aciman on Memoir and MemoryWriter André Aciman says a good memoir can capture emotional truth even when certain historical details are fictionalized. He describes the art of the memoir. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/032-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—André-Aciman-on-Memoir-and-Memory.mp3 Segment 6Daniel Kahneman on Remembering SelfNobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman is fascinated by the way memory shapes our sense of self. But he says our memories can be quite different from what we actually experience. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/033-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Daniel-Kahneman-on-Remembering-Self.mp3 Segment 7Chris Moulin on Deja VuCognitive psychologist Chris Moulin is studying the strange experience of deja vu. For some of his patients, the feeling of deja vu can be crippling. http://www.nourfoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/034-Meet-Your-Mind—A-Users-Guide-to-the-Science-of-Consciousness—Memory-and-Forgetting—Chris-Moulin-on-Deja-Vu.mp3 November 4, 2012 Mind and Brain November 11, 2012 Memory and Forgetting November 18, 2012 Wiring the Brain November 25, 2012 The Creative Brain December 2, 2012 Extraordinary Minds December 9, 2012 Higher Consciousness Sponsors MorePREVIOUS EVENTMind and BrainNEXT EVENTThe Mystery of Memory: In Search of the Past