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☆ I've spent 25 years studying the brain—I never do these 4 things that destroy our memory as we age
  + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Charan Ranganath | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
As a neuroscientist, I've spent the last 25 years researching the science of memory. Multitasking too muchWe rely on an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex to pay attention to the world around us. Don't miss: Brain expert shares his 7 'hard rules' for boosting memory and fighting off dementia Multitasking makes it worse. It impairs memory and taxes the function of the prefrontal cortex, sapping the resources that would normally help us form strong memories. How to improve your memory: Sleep deprivation is devastating for the prefrontal cortex and leads fragmented memories.
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☆ A Neuroscientist Weighs In On Biden’s Cognitive Abilities - The New York Times
  + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Charan Ranganath | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Special Counsel Robert K. Hur’s report, in which he declined to prosecute President Biden for his handling of classified documents, also included a much-debated assessment of Mr. Biden’s cognitive abilities. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview with him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”As an expert on memory, I can assure you that everyone forgets. Broadly speaking, memory functions begin to decline in our 30s and continue to fade into old age. However, age in and of itself doesn’t indicate the presence of memory deficits that would affect an individual’s ability to perform in a demanding leadership role. And an apparent memory lapse may or may not be consequential depending on the reasons it occurred.
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☆ A Leading Memory Researcher Explains How to Make Precious Moments Last
  + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +9 min
Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times Talk A Leading Memory Researcher Explains How to Make Precious Moments LastOur memories form the bedrock of who we are. Tell me more about what you mean when you say “illusion.” I probably overstated it with the word “illusion,” but there is an illusionary component. But if you think about it from an evolutionary perspective, memory, often, is educated guesses by the brain about what’s important. You know, the training environment I was in was very down on psychoanalysis, but it always comes back to memory. We have these little compartments that are rooted somewhat in memory that we can access at different moments.
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