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The Hippocampus

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken put the spotlight on the brain's seahorse-shaped seat of memory: the hippocampus.

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, asking what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, they peep inside the brain's temporal lobes in search of the hippocampus: the seahorse-shaped seat of memory.

The pair meet a memory athlete who reveals his techniques, explore how new insights from neuroscience can help us make better memories, and Kimberley gives Xand a memory test he鈥檒l (hopefully) never forget...

Producer: Dan Hardoon
Researcher: Emily Finch
Executive Producer: Kate Holland
A Whistledown Production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

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30 minutes

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Wed 18 Aug 2021 21:00

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  • Tue 17 Aug 2021 15:30
  • Wed 18 Aug 2021 21:00

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