Ageing Well Public Talks Series 2024-25. Talk 3:Cognitive Connections: The Influence of Prior Knowledge in Everyday Memory

Talk 3. 13th November 2024 - Cognitive Connections: The Influence of Prior Knowledge in Everyday Memory.

In our day-to-day lives, we intuitively link new experiences with our existing knowledge, enhancing memory retention and recall. In this talk, Dorothy will explore how novelty and prior knowledge impact memory processing.

Dr Dorothy Tse - is a senior lecturer in the Department of psychology at Edge Hill University, UK, and an honorary fellow at Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh. Dorothy’s passion and expertise lie in the neurobiology of learning and memory, early detection of dementia, and promoting healthy ageing.