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World Service,24 Aug 1998,28 mins

Memory

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The fascinating new insights into human memory. Researchers have discovered the part of the brain which retains memory and have found that the more we think about something the more likely we are to remember it. Also how people survived the bloody battles of the classical world and the reason why mothers don't reject their unborn babies. Producer/Presenter: Pauline Newman.

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