Is your memory a reliable record of the past? Or a story your brain keeps rewriting?

 

Leading neuroscientist Dr Charan Ranganath, aka The Memory Doc, joins us on Unscripted With Spencer Lodge, to reveal how our brains store, distort, and reshape our memories.

 

From false memories to the way trauma, depression, and even psychedelics impact what we recall, Dr Ranganath breaks it all down in a way that just makes sense.

 

And here’s a big one: AI might be smart, but does it actually “remember” the way we do? Dr Ranganath reveals the surprising truth – and what it means for the future of technology, decision-making, and even our identities.

 

Have a listen; this one’s fascinating!

 

A special thank you to the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature for making this interview possible. 

 

10:45 – The nature of memory

22:39 – How mental health impacts the way we think and remember

28:25 – Transforming trauma 

42:12 – Psychedelics and memory

49:15 – The nostalgia trap

1:00:03 – Why AI will never remember like we do

 

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