The Human Mind
Memories: How We Remember, and Why We Forget
Neuroscientist Yadin Dudai gives a lecture exploring the subfield of memory research focused on the “mechanisms that transform short into long-term memory in our brain,” describing various levels of organization in the human brain. At the time of this recording, Dudai was a professor of Neurobiology and Dean of the Faculty of Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Dudai begins his lecture with an exercise about behavioral observation, inviting the audience to participate in an experiment that demonstrates the capacities of short- and long-term memory. He goes on to discuss the anatomical parts of the brain, explaining conditions that underly the transformation from short to long-term memory. He then describes different kinds of human memory, such as procedural and declarative, which he explores in detail. Dudai also discusses the chemical reactions that occur in the brain and emphasizes the importance of the role of synapses in these reactions. The lecture concludes with audience questions.
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