Memory Glitches: Can You Trust What You Remember? | Charan Ranganath

💬 “ Form memories with intention - and make the decisions in daily life that will give you the memories you want to hold onto.” ~Charan Ranganath⚡️ Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. He’s also the author of Why We Remember: The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us.⚡ In this episode Charan and I explore how your memory actually works and how to create a life worth remembering.🎧 Stay tuned to find out:➡ How scientifically accurate the movie Inside Out is when it comes to memory➡︎ How memories can degrade and become distorted over time➡︎ Why childhood memories are so hard - or impossible - to hold onto➡︎  How to be more intentional with your memory➡︎ The science of deja vu, PTSD, dreams and aphantasia📕 Chapters(0:34) The science of ‘Inside Out’(2:39) How memories degrade over time(5:56) When life “flashes before your eyes”(8:34) Remembering our dreams(12:30) Childhood memories(18:23) How false memories are made(22:51) Gaslighting(26:18) Why we fixate on negative memories(28:57) PTSD and traumatic memories(35:49) Is modern tech making our memory worse?(38:56) How to improve your memory(46:05) The science of deja vu(49:05) Aphantasia: How some people have no inner monologue📱 Connect with me:TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajanInstagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr📱 Connect with Charan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thememorydoc/ Website: https://charanranganath.com/ 🔥 Get my free weekly newsletter filled with easy to action health tips, interesting facts and science to fill your curiosity: https://drkaran.beehiiv.com/subscribe🔥 For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook 🎙️ An OG Podcasts production.