Andrew E. Budson discusses his work studying memory, how to control what you remember and how diet plays into this ability.
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The Link Between Opioids And Alzheimer’s
Science journalist Lauren Aguirre joins us to talk about the amnesia opioid addicts sometimes suffer from, new breakthroughs in understanding Alzheimer’s, and her own experience with temporary memory loss.
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A Case For A Great Migration Back To The South
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow joins us to talk about his ideas for how to create lasting social change, honor culture and memory, and fight back against systemic racism.
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People With Dementia Are Still There
Lynn Casteel Harper is a chaplain and minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City, and she joins us to talk about honoring the human when caring for someone with cognitive disease.
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Life In The Perpetual Now
Michael Lemonick joins us to talk about the story of Lonnie Sue Johnson who contracted encephalitis in 2007. The disease left her with almost no memories and no ability to form new ones.
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The Case Of Patient H.M.
This hour, we’ll talk about how scientists seized on the opportunity to study Henry Molaison – and how that research has provided vital information about how human’s store information with Luke Dittrich, author of “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets.”
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Inside Our Memories
This hour, we’ll learn about how scientists are developing a better understanding of how memories work – and how they can sometimes be manipulated – with Anna Lee Strachan, director of an upcoming “NOVA” episode on the topic.
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Learning And The Brain
We’ll talk this hour about how our brains absorb and retain information with New York Times education reporter Benedict Carey, author of How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens.
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