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Pennie Latin explores the science behind the everyday.

Pennie Latin explores the science behind our everyday experiences and speaks to key scientists working in Scotland.

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Brainwaves: Memories are made of this

15/06/2016

Memories are made of this

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Pennie Latin explores how the brain makes and retrieves memories.

Pennie Latin asks why some memories last a lifetime while others fade away, and investigates how the brain makes and retrieves memories.

What are strong memories made of? Why do we remember what we remember and which memories last, quite literally, a lifetime while others just fade away? In this Brainwaves special Pennie Latin investigates how our brain makes and retrieves memories; explores how memory changes over time and why we seem to remember certain stages of our lives and particular events more sharply than others and considers the memories which remain most precious as we age.

Part of the BBC Scotland Memories and Conversations - New Approaches to Dementia season.

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