Why We Remember

By Charan Ranganath,

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'Radically new and engaging.' MATTHEW WALKER

'Not only will every reader remember better afterward, they'll also never forget this life-changing book.' SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE

'Ranganath turns much of what we think we know about memory on its head.' DANIEL J. LEVITIN

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1 author picked Why We Remember as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved this book because I remembered loving it. But why did I remember? What do I forgetā€”and why? What is the function of memory? How do we unknowingly change our own narrativeā€”and why?

I have always been fascinated by cognitive neuroscience. Thinking about how we think, what we think about, why we remember what we remember, and why we forget what we forget has always fascinated me. These are all things that we take for granted until something happens that changes our perception. We are constantly creating and editing our own narrative. From fond memories to trauma, memory isā€¦

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