Why does memory fade? Why does it stay? These questions, among others, occupy the mind of Charan Ranganath, a UC Davis psychology professor in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science and a core ...

Charan Ranganath is a neurologist who studies memory, and what he's about to say might make you feel better about your memory. When Ranganath meets someone, the question he's most often asked is, why ...

A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those ...

As America braces for a rematch between President Biden and Donald Trump, polls show the ages of both likely nominees are troubling many voters this election year. We have perspectives from some ...

In our age of information overload, remembering things can be a daunting task. But as a memory researcher and college professor, I’ve found some hope in that challenge. In January 2021, like millions ...

UC Davis neuroscientists were able to able to identify a signal associated with a rewarding memory, in this case related to a photo of a basketball court. Credit: Charan Ranganath Volunteers did ...

Ranganath is a Professor at the Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. He is the author of the new book ...

How many times today have you walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? It happens to all of us, said Charan Ranganath, and it’s perfectly normal. Ranganath is a professor and memory ...

UC Davis professor Charan Ranganath collects brain-imaging data with two MRI machines at UC Davis’ Sacramento campus and Center for Neuroscience as part of a project to create humanlike artificial ...

Before I left the house this morning, I let the cat out and started the dishwasher. Or was that yesterday? Very often, our memories must distinguish not just what happened and where, but when an event ...

Charan Ranganath recently wrote an op-ed about President Biden's memory gaffes. He says forgetting is a normal part of aging. His new book is Why... When is forgetting normal — and when is it ...