Welcome to Understanding Memory. Someone once said that memory is fascinating because sometimes we forget what we want to remember, sometimes we remember what we want to forget, and sometimes we remember events that never happened or never happened the way we remember them. I want to show you how memory works, why it sometimes fails, and what we can do to enhance it. Based on my recent book – Memory and Movies: What Films Can Teach Us About Memory (MIT Press, 2015) – I will provide an introduction to the scientific study of human memory by focusing on a select group of topics that hold widespread appeal.
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Understanding Memory: Explaining the Psychology of Memory through Movies
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- Semantics
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Memory Processes and Memory Movies
Human memory involves a collection of systems that enable us to remember the past and imagine the future. Films can enhance our understanding of memory by telling us stories about people, illustrating how their present was shaped by their past and how, by watching their stories, we might navigate similar situations in our future.
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5 vidéos (Total 38 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
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Making Long Lasting Memories
Memory’s main purpose is to facilitate future thinking. But to plan successful future actions, effective strategies for learning and retention are needed. Some strategies are highly effective for producing long lasting memories, others are not.
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6 vidéos (Total 76 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
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Autobiographical Memories and Life Stories
Each of us has a life story based on our personal experiences. These autobiographical memories define us and make us unique. But in telling our life story, we have reconstructed a personal narrative, much like a memoir writer. These recollections are generally accurate, but our memories are never a perfect record of the past.
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6 vidéos (Total 65 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
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Understanding the Reality of Amnesia
Amnesia has often been portrayed in film as resulting from a bump on the head and cured by another head bonk. In real life, amnesia can follow physical or emotional trauma, it may be temporary or permanent, and if it resolves, it is never from another blow to the head.
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5 vidéos (Total 66 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
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Meilleurs avis pour UNDERSTANDING MEMORY: EXPLAINING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MEMORY THROUGH MOVIES
par YT14 août 2019
Very easy to understand and every week's video and quiz is very manageable too! Thumbs up. An interesting course to learn more about the basics of memory and cognitive functions.
par EK8 août 2020
This is a throughly enjoyable experience. Information was presented in a manner that made it easy to understand and the film clips accurately expressed what was being presented in the lecture.
par PA9 avr. 2021
I found the course very interesting & was fascinated to learn how memory works. As I'm 86 years old it gives me hope that I can keep my hippocampus functioning.\n\nThank you.
par SV20 août 2020
This course wonderfully explains the different aspects of memory through the movies which is one of a kind. And also talks efficiently about ways to decline memory problems. In-depth overview.
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