Our Brain’s Addiction to Stories
Special | 37m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Indre Viskontas explains how the brain stores information and how we retrieve memories.
Indre Viskontas, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, explains how the brain stores information and the physiology behind how memories are constructed.
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Our Brain’s Addiction to Stories
Special | 37m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Indre Viskontas, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, explains how the brain stores information and the physiology behind how memories are constructed.
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