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The Misinformation Effect
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes her work on how leading questions can contaminate an eyewitness' memory of events.
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Memory Science and Education
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) discusses some current research ideas related to memory and brain imaging, and stresses the importance of educating people on the malleability of memory from a young age.
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Malleability, Recognized
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how the law is beginning to explicitly recognize the malleability of memory for eyewitness testimony.
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Confronting Repressed Memories
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how a new case led her to become involved in the world of "repressed memory therapy."
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Beyond Yellow Birds
UC Irvine psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes her personal turning point towards a research career in legal applications of memory that began with a transformative lunch meeting with a cousin.
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Lost in a Mall
UC Irvine psychologist Elizabeth Loftus describes how her experience in the trial of George Franklin, who was accused of a crime based upon the outcome of so-called “repressed memory therapy” led her to her own research on implanting...
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Planting False Memories
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how she developed the idea of deliberately planting false memories in subjects.
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Memory in the Courtroom, Part I
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes the long journey to getting expert memory testimony introduced in legal proceedings.
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Memory Education
Memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus describes how the “repressed memory phenomenon” that originated in North America has given rise to many similar international court cases of wrongful convictions based on repressed memories.
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Exporting Repression
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes how "memory repression therapy" began in the United States and was then somehow "exported" to the rest of the world.
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A Swedish Memory Crime
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) demonstrates that "repressed memory cases" are hardly limited to the United States.
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Out of Thin Air
Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes her confusion at the scientific basis for so-called "repressed memory therapy," and how her puzzlement led to future research avenues.
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Networks, Limbic Tissue & Memory
Cognitive scientist Lisa Feldman Barrett (Northeastern) highlights the key roles that brain networks play in key areas of cognition, including memory.
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Natural and Unnatural Sleep
UC Berkeley sleep scientist Matthew Walker distinguishes between pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to inducing sleep.
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Sleep, Memory, and Aging
Sleep scientist Matthew Walker (UC Berkeley) relates that sleep is one of the few factors that is within our control as we try to fight off cognitive decline due to aging.
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands as a memorial to all those US service members whose remains were never identified. But not all the bodies buried there remain unidentified.
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The Harlem Cultural Festival: Summer of Soul
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as the Black Woodstock, was a watershed moment for Black culture in America that history almost forgot.
Neuro Transmissions
The dubious claims of brain training (and what actually works)
Brain training has gotten a bad rep for saying they prevent Alzheimer’s disease or boost you to 200 IQ. But does that mean you should uninstall all your apps? Well, turns out that not all brain training is created equal. Find out what...
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How YOU can help stop Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 65. So if so many people have it, why don’t we have a cure? Let’s talk about why finding effective treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease...
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What causes Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is a horrible condition that can strike at the brain of your loved ones and steal their memories and lives. But what is Alzheimer's Disease? What's going on in the brain? Is Alzheimer's just a normal part of aging?...
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I have insomnia. This neurotech says it can cure me.
Would you shock your brain to cure your insomnia? How about your depression or anxiety? What if you could do it in the comfort of your own home with a hand-held device? That’s what cranial electrotherapy stimulation, or CES, proposes to...
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Dreams, Memories and Time
Beyond our physical selves, we’re made up of other, more mysterious things - like memories and dreams. As time passes, we inevitably change, which is a source of stress for many. Woolf explores these complex ideas in Mrs Dalloway by...
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The Humoral Response - B Cell Activation, Antibody Production & Memory Cells
In this video, we demystify B cell activation, antibody production, and memory cell formation in this informative video. Learn how your immune system battles pathogens like the West Nile virus, how B and T cells work together, and the...
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How Does The Brain Store and Retrieve Memories?
Memories are stored as microscopic changes at the connections between neurons in the brain. When a person wants to remember something, they have to retrieve the information from the part of the brain where it is stored. The retrieval...