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Radio 3,05 Oct 2017,15 mins

SeriesThe Strangeness of Memory

The Tricks of Memory

The Essay

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Professor David Shanks is an expert in memory and learning at UCL and investigates how the brain makes memories. This has implications for exams and for how people can learn a language, in this essay David looks at how we can influence our memories and tells us about the more unusual ways to remember. Programme image courtesy of Sarah Grice, Wellcome Collection.

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