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What is a memory? And how is it stored?

What is a memory? And how is it stored?

FromTiny Matters


What is a memory? And how is it stored?

FromTiny Matters

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Have you ever had such a clear memory of something and then found out it never happened? We tend to think of a memory as a photo in an album that we can open up and access whenever we want. But it’s more like the pieces of a photo scattered in a stack of papers and you might only be able to access a couple of those pieces at a time. In this week's episode we're asking, "How do our brains form and store memories? And why do we lose them?" For a transcript of the episode, head to: http://www.acs.org/tinymatters 
Released:
Mar 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (67)

Tiny Matters is a science podcast about the little things that make the big things in our world—both good and bad—possible. Every other Wednesday, join hosts Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti as they answer questions like, 'what is a memory?', 'is sugar actually addictive?' and 'what happened to Zika virus?'