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Mar 2024
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87 — Memory and Mental Health: How Your ...

Amy Morin
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Your memory and your mental health form a two-way street. Remembering only negative things can worsen your mental health. But poor mental health can also cause your brain to only focus on negative memories.

Learning more about how your mind filters your memories could help you build mental strength. Dr. Charan Ranganath, a memory researcher at the University of California Davis and the author of Why We Remember, studies how our brains store and retrieve memories. Some of the things he talks about today are why certain memories stick in our brains, why many of our memories are faulty, and how we can use this knowledge to improve our mental health.


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Visit Dr. Ranganath's website - CharanRanganath.com

Why We Remember

Follow Dr. Ranganath on Instagram - @TheMemoryDoc


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