Why We Remember

Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters

De: Charan Ranganath

Narrado por: Mark Deakins, Charan Ranganath

Duración: 7 h y 18 m

Resumen del Editor

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, one of the world’s top memory researchers 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.

"Why We Remember offers a radically new and engaging explanation of how and why we remember."—Dr. Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep

"Prominent neuroscientist and Guggenheim Fellow Charan Ranganath guides us through the science of our memories with incredible insight and clear science. He combines fascinating tales of the peculiarities of memory with practical, actionable steps. Not only will every reader remember better afterward, they’ll also never forget this life-changing book.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of Maladies and Gene

A new understanding of memory is emerging from the latest scientific research. In Why We Remember, pioneering neuroscientist and psychologist Charan Ranganath radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he reveals the surprising ways our brains record the past and how we use that information to understand who we are in the present, and to imagine and plan for the future.

Memory, Dr. Ranganath shows, is a highly transformative force that shapes how we experience the world in often invisible and sometimes destructive ways. Knowing this can help us with daily remembering tasks, like finding our keys, and with the challenge of memory loss as we age. What’s more, when we work with the brain’s ability to learn and reinterpret past events, we can heal trauma, shed our biases, learn faster, and grow in self-awareness.

Including fascinating studies and examples from pop culture, and drawing on Ranganath’s life as a scientist, father, and child of immigrants, Why We Remember is a captivating story that unveils the hidden role memory plays throughout our lives. When we understand its power—and its quirks—we can cut through the clutter and remember the things we want to remember. We can make freer choices and plan a happier future.

©2024 Charan Ranganath (P)2024 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“This is popular science at its best: entertaining, thought-provoking and an encouragement to the reader to keep an open mind."
—The Financial Times

"Illuminating." —The New York Times

"Clever, insightful and humorous...The most significant lesson is that we need not be prisoners to our incompletely remembered past." —The Wall Street Journal

Need more examples of how to improve memory

i would have liked charan to have narrated more and also provide more real world examples to prove his point

Outstanding read. Deeply informative and helpful for self-improvement, child rearing and teaching.

Outstanding read. Deeply informative and helpful for self-improvement, child rearing and teaching. Outstanding read. Deeply informative and helpful for self-improvement, child rearing and teaching.

Raw Materials of our Ideas

Interesting reading Charan's book "Why We Remember" because it connects to what I have always believed - That our experiences do constitute the raw materials for our ideas. There is an ancient idea that states Nothing comes from Nothing and as such, it means that with material items, even ideas require basic building blocks from which an idea can be created. His detailed writings of the Default Mode Network and how transderivational searches are performed to recall events that provide those materials are also fascinating.

Valuable insights well delivered

Valuables insights, well written and performed. The insights shared will be put to use in my work as a Presentation Coach and in my life.

Great information

Unknown facts revealed and in an engaging narrative. Well presented in a pleasant t voice.