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Speaker: Charan Ranganath, PhD
UC Davis

When: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00-8:15PM CT

Title: Why We Remember – and How to Hold on to What Matters Most

Dr. Charan Ranganath explains the hidden role memory plays in our lives and how we imagine the future.​ Author of the New York Times bestseller Why We Remember, Dr. Ranganath has pioneered a new way of thinking about the everyday act of remembering. One of the world’s top memory researchers, his work sheds light on the powerful role of memory in nearly every aspect of life, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. He is director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at UC Davis and is an affiliated faculty with the Center for Mind and Brain and has appeared on the Huberman Lab Podcast, NPR’s Fresh Air and the goop Podcast with Gwyneth Paltrow, to name a few.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm to 8:15pm

Center for BrainHealth in Dallas, Texas

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Center for BrainHealth
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