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The idiosyncrasies of memory 

Memories are a fickle thing you might have asked yourself many times why you can remember every l...

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07.30 12 Mar 2026


The idiosyncrasies of memory 


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07.30 12 Mar 2026


Memories are a fickle thing you might have asked yourself many times why you can remember every lyric to a song you heard 25 years ago. But you can’t remember why you needed to enter a room, or what you needed to get in the shop ... 

Professor Michelle Spear, School of Anatomy at the University of Bristol joined Anton to wade through the idiosyncrasies of memory. 


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