When you think about your favourite memories, what comes to mind?Is it the championship win at your high school football game? Your child’s first words? Or the lyrics to a song you loved? In this episode, our experts tackle the big & thought-provoking questions, such as: How does our brain log & store memories? Where do memories go as we age? And why do we remember some things, and not others? Most importantly, are there any proven methods or tactics to help improve memory? The episode features neuropsychologists Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews and Dr. David Gold, as well as Dr. Samantha Audrain, a Postdoctoral fellow & trainee graduate from Dr. McAndrews’ lab.Featuring: Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews - Clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist at the Krembil Brain Institute, as well as past director of the Neuropsychology Clinic, at UHN. Dr. McAndrews’ work focuses on investigating memory and language networks in patients with memory disorders, including epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.Dr. David Gold - Neuropsychologist and clinician investigator with the Krembil Brain Institute, who works primarily with patients living with epilepsy. Dr. Gold’s current research interests include questions about the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Dr. Samantha Audrain - Postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health, and a former graduate student of the University of Toronto and UHN. Her research focuses on understanding how long-term memories are formed and stored in the brain and how that process is disrupted in patients experiencing memory dysfunction.Additional resources: UHN Neuropsychology ClinicUHN Memory ClinicUHN News story – ‘How to make a memory’How being curious led Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews to a career in scienceInt’l Day of Women and Girls in Science event - Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews presents about her research into memory (@23:40)ECHOEpilepsy series – Dr. David GoldThe Krembil Brain Institute, part of University Health Network, in Toronto, is home to one of the world's largest and most comprehensive teams of physicians and scientists uniquely working hand-in-hand to prevent and confront problems of the brain and spine, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, brain cancer or concussion, in their lifetime. Through state-of-the-art patient care and advanced research, we are working relentlessly toward finding new treatments and cures.Do you want to know more about the Krembil Brain Institute at UHN? Visit us at: uhn.ca/krembilTo get in touch, email us at krembil@uhnresearch.ca or message us on social media:Instagram - @krembilresearchTwitter - @KBI_UHNFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/KrembilBrainInstituteThanks for listening!