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Dr. Adam Gazzaley is interested in the interface between attention and memory. In this installment, he tells us about the tools he’s using to study how distractions affect our ability to remember. He’s recently discovered that older adults have a hard time ignoring irrelevant information, and that this may have a huge negative effect on their memory. Find out how he’s building a video game to help people ignore distractions, and hopefully remember better.

Adam is also an avid photographer. Make sure to check out his beautiful shots of nature @ www.comewander.com

More on Adam’s research

Keywords:

• Attention
• Memory
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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