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The Rag and Bone Shop by Veronica O Keane review – the nature of memory

Last modified on Sat 13 Mar 2021 04.03 EST The human brain, Veronica O’Keane tells us, contains 68bn neurons. The fact is easily stated, but its consequences are … well, mind-boggling. Neurons, or nerve cells, register and process information from the physical world, and control the functioning of the body by electrical messaging. They connect to each other by way of dendrites, and the cell assemblies fire together as a unit. Since each neuron can have up to 15,000 dendrites, the connective possibilities are, as O’Keane remarks, “virtually infinite”. The firing and wiring together of cell assemblies create memories. “The key process in forming even a short-term memory is that the cells have to

Radio review: How the brain makes and reshapes memories

Irish Times Women’s Podcast Roisin Ingle interviews Prof Veronica O’Keane The past year will leave its imprint of all of our lives. Think of babies born during this pandemic whose first year will have been spent in such a limited way – no physical contact with grandparents, wider family or friends – little chance for socialisation. So this Irish Times Women’s Podcast on memory and how we remember things seemed very timely. Veronica O’Keane, professor of psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin has written a book on the subject - The Rag and Bone Shop: How We Make Memories and How Memories Make Us.

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