This was fascinating. I often find myself recalling memories that I think may have really been dreams. Interesting to hear that false memories are so common.

Thank you commenters. I am leaving this video without watching it :)

Absolutely wonderful. A very interesting and enlightening dip into the complex nature of our memory. It is so important to understand the limitations and true mechanics of how our mind work. Thanks a lot for this!

This feels like the first day in what would become a super interesting university course. 💙 Basically, our memory is not nearly as reliable as we think, and yet our possibilities are nearly limitless! 🧠

This took me two times to watch before I was able to really understand. It does make sense in relation to cognitive views of learning.

This should be titled 'insomnia cured within 18 minutes'

Misleading title. It should be sth like memories are highly likely to be reconstructed with false information. And the content is sth I knew ages ago. Most importantly, no tips offered on how for us to do sth , differ..

Professor Giuliana, I can remember my family"s phone number from over 30 years ago, I have vivid detailed memories from my childhood, my youth etc... I remember everything almost, I have somewhat of a photographic memory for people's faces as well.. Would love to chat with you sometime.... Thanks! Take Care

After deciding to check the comments as I usually do when a video starts to drag, I see that i should've checked them sooner, because I'm probably not going to remember what she said due to her inability to GET it said, and i saved myself the last 7 minutes of this video.

Wow, this is the best TEDx talk on KZfaq.

I will remember this talk. Thanks!

Hello there Prof. Giullana Mazzoni. Thank you so much for sharing this information with all of us out here. Your topic is of particular interest to me, as I am trying to find a solution to the problems that I have in my own Brain related to Memory and am desperately trying to find a "Work Around" and/or Solution to these issues?! I have been diagnosed with "Frontotemporal Dementia" and my memory, the amount of "Working or Short Term Memory" that I have to work with is almost nonexistent and getting worse. I was wondering if we, Humanity, were far enough along to know whether both our "Conscious Memory" and our "Subconscious Memory" reside in the same Physical space in the Brain? Now, if they are NOT held in the same physical space, then my next question would be: Would it be possible, say through Hypnosis or ??? to train my brain to Use my "Subconscious Memory" as if it were "Conscious Memory? I'm just hoping that perhaps one portion of my Brain, used for different types of memory, might be less Damaged / Affected, and maybe I could use some undamaged part of my brain as if it were "Conscious Memory? Anyway, I'm grabbing at straws here, but I've got nothing else to brab onto, if you know what I mean? I hope I made some sort of sense here and Thank You for any and all assistance. Keep Smiling...

and now I'm confused more then ever!

More ted talks about learning and memorization (mnemonics ) are needed . This was fun and in brain dopamine secretion inducing lol...more pls

out of the world this could bring unimaginable change once if not someone who study the same subject just to come up with the conclusion that we don't know it yet...we are studying

I don't remember what she was trying to state

whats is the final conclusion? I do not get it

Interesting that I am watching this today as it is 9/11(2019). One of the stories she touched upon was in fact, 9/11.

6:36 I actually can see the parallel lines but the pattern does make it difficut.

Very interesting talk. Too bad there wasn't a continuation.

I need help to remember what I forget and when I forget.

This applies to personally insignificant events. I have a vivid memory of my mother cheering in my face when KLK was killed. She reacted just like the rest of her family. That is when I realized they really were as bad as Nazis. No one ever apologized. The difference is I grew up in Brazil. That cannot be changed.

When she said she didn't remember either, I lost interest :/

Well, I measured on the screen the two horizontal lines related to the well known perceptual illusion: they are NOT the same length. the green one is 1.4 mm shorter. Duh... Nevertheless I like the presentation.

+ our Memories play tricks on us

Memory has limits, like how i cant remember what i ate yesterday.....i cant remember things well...HELP ME Q_Q

I am trying to forget this video.

I couldn't even remember what I did an hour ago, let alone what I did back on Aug 3, 1986

11:10 implantar imágenes o memoria vívida que nunca pasó ayuda a recordar eventos o cosas 15:00 y 17:50

i need a transcript of this whole ted talk to see wtf she was talking about, maybe its her voice but i cant really concentrate on her topic

don't understood the topics and the contains of the video

even at 2x speed.. its not worth watching this video

I am more confused then i when i started listening to this lady.

It is an interesting thing to think; Who would I be with all the memories from my life up to now. I asked Who am I, I said I am a child care worker. No not what you do. Who are you? An american. No not where are you from. Who are YOU. It is an interesting thought process to follow just don't drive your self CRAZY. Just keep asking and think about your answer.

Nose que dice,pero le creo

Inventing memories... some people do it all the time. The problem is when you actually start to believe it, isn't that a definition of insanity ?

Can someone explain to me what is she saying. Memory IS NOT A VIDEO CAMERA BUT PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES HAVE VIDEO CAMERA CAPABILITIES? In the end 30 years of research down the drain. AKA We don't know???? OMG I guess we are not that advance to understand how memories is really stored. There is no answers in this video only questions.

Years of studies to conclude her dark unconsciousness : how do you measure, in the lab, the Consciousness, _lady science_ ? Your chatter without direction are a cesspool of relativism, inductivism, positivism, mechanicism, reductionism Throws in the cauldron of generalization, what that can not be established, from the external ( and unconscious ) point of view in which she is, with that pinch of sarcasm to hold the grip on the crowd

result of 30 years of work eating doughnuts and watching Jerry.

I think this was the most useless TED talk ever? Could've said all that in 5 minutes but kept talking in circles. So confused

Why was this approved to be a ted talk?

The superior autobiographical memory is usually a burden to the few people who have it, so, why bother trying to train people like she plans to?

could be memories of your past life

I was born on 3rd of Aug :)

People complaining about her. I guess they dont get the point of her. Mostly used by judges

A book;titled:'time paradox', written by Phillip Zimbardo and Boyd has given the psychological based cause of what makes people remember stuff not exactly how they ought to. She appeared to me to have come on stage with no educative stuff. TEDx should please regard no academic qualifications but unique stuff that one has to offer. This Prof. taught no new thing and her conclusion was a proof to the fact that it isn't yet time for her to come on stage.

voto 10

Like touching the memory of psychology chapter on memorization

misleading title!

Hmm... Nope

I wish I could sue you for my time

Nyc

Great time pulveriser ...

DIDN'T OFFER ANY GOOD ADVICE

Waste of space TED talk. Has nothing to do with topic. No cited facts or studies. Just self testimonials and opinion. Move along

Ted in my passed memory is a wast of time....WHAT IS SHE PASSING ON THAT WE ALREADY DON'T KNOW... Give me a break....don't think these people get it either...

STIMULATING TALK; THANKS

Horrible TED Talk.

I am Pervert :(

completely irrelevant talk

This is the most confusing TED-talk I've ever watched. It's like the more she talks, the more confusing she become. She reminds me of some professor who are intelligent but cannot convey what's in their mind in structural manner.

what a hell of crap.....my goodness. ...

Useless and Time Wasting.🚫 It wasted 18:36 minutes of mine🙃 She didn't told any useful thing , after the hilarious stories and theories. ,😳😳😳

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this professor wants to demonstrate that nothing is true, it is a socialistic view, and it helps with embezzlement in politics, we could demonstrate the opposite easily.....