Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Misplaced your house keys lately? Forgot where you parked the car? Whether you’re a senior citizen, an aging baby-boomer or just a stressed out young parent, we’ve all experienced brief memory lapses. Ever wonder why? Professor Daniel Schacter, chairman of Harvard University’s Psychology Department, explains what neuroimaging is teaching us about how human memory works.
Guests
- Daniel L. Schacter Professor of Psychology and Chair of Department of Psychology, Harvard University; also author of "The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers" (Pub: Houghton Mifflin)
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