Charan Ranganath | Why We Remember | Talks at Google

Professor of psychology and neuroscience Charan Ranganath discusses his book Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters, which reveals the powerful role memory plays in nearly every aspect of our lives, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. Get the book here: https://goo.gle/3wgFnbO. For more information on Charan, please visit https://goo.gle/3HXFo71. Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. For over 25 years, Dr. Ranganath has studied the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to remember past events, using brain imaging techniques, computational modeling and studies of patients with memory disorders. He has been recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. Moderated by Xuan Liu.