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DR. SCOTT SMALL - Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Columbia Uni.; Author of FORGETTING: THE BENEFITS OF NOT REMEMBERING
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I literally panic every time I can’t remember a word or a someone's name. And If you're caring or have cared for someone living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, like me, you probably experience similar anxiety when it comes to forgetting. It's terrifying. Well, Don and I are kicking off SEASON 4/EPISODE 50 with a very special guest, the distinguished memory researcher, Dr. Scott Small, who is going to share some new scientific findings that are going to give you some welcomed peace of mind in terms of normal forgetting and he also shared some GROUNDBREAKING DEVELOPMENTS ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
Scott is Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Columbia University, is a neurologist and neuroscientist known for his work in Alzheimer's disease and normal cognitive aging. His research focuses on the hippocampus, a circuit in the brain targeted by Alzheimer's disease and aging. He is also the author of author of the 2021 book, Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering, published by Crown/Penguin Random House.
Until recently, most everyone--memory scientists included--believed that forgetting served no purpose. But new research in psychology, neurobiology, medicine, and computer science tells a different story. Forgetting is not a failure of our minds. It's not even a benign glitch. It is, in fact, good for us--and, alongside memory, it is a required function for our minds to work best.
Scott’s book includes a wide variety of studies that include pigmy chimpanzees in the wild, visits with the iconic painter Jasper Johns, as well as the renowned decision-making expert Daniel Kahneman, looking across disciplines to put new scientific findings regarding forgetting into illuminating context.
These studies revealed that forgetting benefits our cognitive and creative abilities, emotional well-being, and even our personal and societal health. As frustrating as a typical lapse can be, it's precisely what opens up our minds to making better decisions, experiencing joy and relationships, and flourishing artistically.
So, the next time you forget where you left your keys, remind yourself that a little forgetting does a lot of good!
Love.
Susie and Don xoxo
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