Ive completly fogoten many people that ive known & shared many experiences with but do not recal anything including the person themselves? I do know why after hearing this
The science doesn't seem to consider that the person recalling a memory is not the same person who lived through it in that past moment. Recall isn't always about minute factual data but about expressing a feeling , it doesn't matter if the sweater was blue in one telling and red in the next, it shouldn't diminish or detract from the greater function.
I forgot how much I love this episode
Fascinating. Creativity and remembering are two sides of the same coin.
Ive completly fogoten many people that ive known & shared many experiences with but do not recal anything including the person themselves? I do know why after hearing this
The science doesn't seem to consider that the person recalling a memory is not the same person who lived through it in that past moment. Recall isn't always about minute factual data but about expressing a feeling , it doesn't matter if the sweater was blue in one telling and red in the next, it shouldn't diminish or detract from the greater function.
Listening to this was so nostalgic for me. Radiolab was one of the very first podcasts I ever listened to! 🥲
But they are not able to erase the memory (protein block) in humans.
When RadioLab was good and not just a senseless show. Not a lot of science in the episodes...