Q&A: What Makes a Memory Come Alive? - with Jon Simons

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Can brains hide memories if we don't like them? How are healthy volunteers found for medical studies? Jon Simons answers audience questions after his talk. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the talk here: https://youtu.be/h-2vuT1fRbw Jon Simons is a reader in Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge University. His research investigates the role of brain regions such as the frontal, medial temporal, and parietal lobes in human memory. His research in the laboratory uses a number of methods, including behavioural studies, functional neuroimaging (fMRI), electrophysiology (EEG/MEG), and brain stimulation (TMS/tDCS). This talk and Q&A were filmed at the Ri on 23 March 2018. The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter

Published 2018-05-09 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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