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The Neuroscience Of Memory: Deja Vu, Photographic Memory, Improving Cognition & Why We Remember With Charan Ranganath, PhD

The Rich Roll Podcast

CHAPTER

The Malleability of Memory

This chapter explores the complexities of memory, emphasizing its unreliability and the way it is influenced by emotion and context. It likens memory to an impressionistic painting, showcasing how our recollections are shaped by our past experiences and the narratives we construct around them. The discussion also addresses the interplay between memory and prediction, illustrating how our mental frameworks can lead us to overconfidence and distorted decision-making.

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