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04/04/2006

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Thanks for the Memory

Nicholas Parsons asks why memory gets worse as we age, meeting experts and performers.

4 Extra Debut. Nicholas Parsons asks why memory gets worse as we get older, meeting experts and performers. With Richard Briers. From April 2006.

Nicholas Parsons asks how and why aging impacts so heavily on our minds and memories. He meets scientists at the forefront of research to find out why our memories diminish and speaks to others trying desperately to stop theirs from fading away. Under expert guidance, he exercises his mind and starts training to improve his remembering techniques.

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