Interview with Charan Ranganath, Director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis on when forgetting is normal and when it may signal a more serious problem.
How Your Memory Really Works and How it Changes as You Age
Washington Post article on how memory works and how it changes with age. Experts agree memory is fallible and malleable and, surprisingly, the act of forgetting is an important aspect of memory.
When is Forgetting Normal — And When is it Worrisome? A Neuroscientist Weighs in
When cognitive neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets someone for the first time, he’s often asked, “Why am I so forgetful?” But Ranganath says he’s more interested in what we remember, rather than the things we forget. Keep reading at NPR.org
How Your Memory Really Works, and How it Changes as You Age
Memory lapses happen at every age, but recent missteps by Biden and Trump have sparked questions about memory and aging Read more at WashingtonPost.com
New Research Shows Adopting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Can Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Ronald Lazar, PhD, FAHA, FAAN, Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) explains the rational for using the McCance Brain Care Score (BCS) in the Brain Health Advocacy Mission (BHAM) settings as a metric for risk factors and lifestyles that impact risk for cognitive decline and stroke.