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1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 6 sec.) ; 296011341 bytes |
| Summary |
In a lifetime, the average person will take 58 holidays, meet 1700 friends and acquaintances, read 2100 books and watch 5800 films. Without memory, these events would remain just that - a series of unrelated events or things. But through memory, these events become autobiographical, transforming them into events which happened to me.How Does Your Memory Work? is a documentary exploring the staggering complexity of memory, something most of us take for granted.How Does Your Memory Work? includes interviews with John Forbes, a 30 year old man whose premature birth prevented full development of his memory circuit. Consequently John is unable to recall most of his past, and relies on his family to remind him frequently of his life. Although memory is usually associated with the past, John's case highlights the crucial role memory plays in planning for the future. Professor Donna Addis from Harvard University says, "We are now starting to realise that memory is much more than [the past]. We need to be able to draw on information...so if you're imagining some scenario that might happen in winter, you see yourself in your winter coat with your favourite scarf...you're not just drawing things from thin air".The program also includes interviews with Genevieve, a victim of sexual assault whose memory of the horrific incident continues to plague her in her daily life. Genevieve's story raises questions about why is it we cannot choose which memories we hold onto, and follows her through a series of treatments aimed at reducing the emotional response to the memories of her abuse.How Does Your Memory Work? says that 50% of people over the age of 85 will develop some sort of dementia. The effects of Alzheimer's disease are explored through interviews with John Stevenson and his wife Mary. John was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 53, and his story will be familiar to the many families affected by the disease. (From the UK, in English) (Documentary) PG CC WS |
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Broadcast 2010-02-17 at 19:35:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Alzheimer's disease -- Etiology.
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Hippocampus (Brain) -- Physiology.
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Memory disorders.
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Memory -- Age factors.
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Memory -- Effect of drugs on.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
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Streaming video
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Gillings, Annabel, director
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Johnson, Hannah, cast
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