Science & Cocktails is proud to present a unique episode with superstar neuroscientist, author of the book “Why we remember: unlocking memory’s power to hold on to what matters”, Charan Ranganath, who will discuss some of the mysterious underlying the way we store memories and the way we forget them. All this just after the trio Track/Abdullah/Rock combine electronic music with live instruments in a unique musical universe.

Why do we remember? Why do we forget? How can you remember better? What are some of the ways we can train ourselves to remember the important stuff? What can neuroscience tell us about curiosity and learning? Why is it that giving your brain a chance to actively struggle to remember something is more effective than passive memorization?

We often think that remembering should be an effortless process and experience frustration when we memory fails us. Science, however, tells us that the problem isn’t our memories, but rather our expectations about what memory is for. Most of our experiences will be forgotten, and that is by design, because memory isn’t supposed to a repository of the past. It is a resource to draw upon to understand the present and navigate an uncertain future. In this episode, Charan will present the new understanding of memory that is emerging from scientific research and explain why what we think of as flaws in memory are actually features that help us to plan, predict, and imagine. Charan will also provide tips on how to how to keep our memories accurate in an age of misinformation and to preserve memory functioning into old age, so that you can hold onto the memories that matter.

Event held in English with the generous support of the Lundbeck Foundation and The Brain Prize.