Lex Fridman Podcast
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#430 – Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories

May 25, 2024

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Charan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/charan-ranganath-transcript

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Charan’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/thememorydoc

Charan’s Website: https://charanranganath.com

Why We Remember (book): https://amzn.to/3WzUF6x

Charan’s Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ptWkt1wAAAAJ

Dynamic Memory Lab: https://dml.ucdavis.edu/

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OUTLINE:

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() – Introduction

() – Experiencing self vs remembering self

() – Creating memories

() – Why we forget

() – Training memory

() – Memory hacks

() – Imagination vs memory

() – Memory competitions

() – Science of memory

() – Discoveries

() – Deja vu

() – False memories

() – False confessions

() – Heartbreak

() – Nature of time

() – Brain–computer interface (BCI)

() – AI and memory

() – ADHD

() – Music

() – Human mind

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