Podcast: Unruly memory – with memory experts: Vin Walsh, Julia Shaw and Jennifer Wild

Memories give us a sense of who we are. But how can we be sure that what we remember is what really happened? And why is it that some unwanted memories just won’t go away?

Listen time: 1:25:31
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Vin Walsh is a Professor of Human Brain Research at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL. Julia Shaw is a memory hacker and psychological scientist at UCL, best known for her work in the area of false memories. Jennifer Wild is an Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and she has a special interest in how traumatic memories are formed and how they drive symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Topic

Brain