The Brain Made Plain
Every episode a different neuroscientist talks about their research
Displaying 2 items of The Brain Made Plain with the tag "memory".
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Lauren Whitehurst (sleep and cognition)
December 21st, 2021 | Season 1 | 45 mins 41 secs
autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, memory, memory consolidation, sleep
Dr. Lauren Whitehurst joins us to talk about the critical role that sleep plays in cognition. The effects of sleep (and sleep loss) are seen in systems that span not only the brain, but the rest of the body, and understanding this can help us understand not only a host of cognitive processes, but encourage us to have good sleep habits.
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Morgan Barense (memory and perception)
December 3rd, 2021 | Season 1 | 41 mins 33 secs
hippocampus, memory, perception, perirhinal cortex
Dr. Morgan Barense joins us to talk about the close relationship between perception and memory. In particular, the hippocampus — a brain structure most often associated with memory — is also involved in high-level vision. Also discussed: the formative impact of undergraduate research experience and mentors, different kinds of perception and memory, and an app for your phone (Hippocamera) that might help you remember things better.