The Seven Sins of Memory

Harvard FAS

How do we remember and why do we forget? Can we trust our memories? How is memory affected by misinformation such as “fake news”? Do smartphones and the Internet help our memories or hurt them? Are traumatic experiences especially well remembered or are they poorly remembered? What are the best ways to study for exams?This seminar will address these and other questions related to the fallibility of memory by considering evidence from studies of healthy people with normal memories,…