Would you like to improve your memory? Would you like to learn more about why we forget? Have you ever been 100% sure about a fact or an occurrence, only to find out that you are not remembering it correctly? Why would that happen? Our guests today, authors and brain experts Drs. Andrew E. Budson and Elizabeth A. Kensinger share their years of clinical expertise and research to explain why this happens and how we can begin to improve our memory.  

Andrew E. Budson, MD received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School after majoring in chemistry and philosophy at Haverford College. Dr. Budson is Professor of Neurology at Boston University, Lecturer in Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System. His career combines education, research, and clinical care to help those with memory disorders.  

Elizabeth A. Kensinger, PhD majored in psychology and biology at Harvard University and received her PhD in neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital, she joined the faculty of Boston College, where she is now a Full Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. She directs a research laboratory that investigates many aspects of human memory, including how memory shifts as adults age and how emotion, stress, and sleep affect memory.  

They will also discuss Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and offer ways to keep our brains as strong as we can, especially as we age. Their latest book is “Why We Forget and How to Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory.” This is Part 1 of the interview.  Info: AndrewBudsonMD.com   and https://www.bccanlab.com