EPISODE · Mar 14, 2015 · 17 MIN
Forgetting
from The Why Factor · host BBC World Service
We look inside the brain to find out why we lose our memories, and why there are some things we can not forget. We talk to a neuroscientist seeking to unlock the secrets to how we remember things. And, the woman who can’t forget an episode that occurred over 70 years ago.(Photo: Woman sits behind the driving wheel, forgetting something. Credit: Shutterstock)
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We look inside the brain to find out why we lose our memories, and why there are some things we can not forget. We talk to a neuroscientist seeking to unlock the secrets to how we remember things. And, the woman who can’t forget an episode that occurred over 70 years ago.(Photo: Woman sits behind the driving wheel, forgetting something. Credit: Shutterstock)
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