Summary: We spoke to psychologist Charles Fernyhough, whose book Pieces of Light shows that we play a far more active part in our autobiographical memory than we might think... Memories - snapshots in the vast album of our lives. Though they may fade over time, they're firmly affixed to the pages in the order they happened for us to glance back over at will. Right? Charles Fernyhough's research has led him to debunk this myth. We spoke to him about the emerging field of social memory research, why he chooses to use his family as case studies, and whether he himself fears forgetting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYinM-XPiy8&feature=youtu.be You can Reserve & Collect Pieces of Light: The New Science of Memory from your local Waterstones bookshop (http://bit.ly/1bpmG1J) or buy it online at Waterstones.com (http://bit.ly/1fZzuPk) For more information about the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and to buy tickets, click here (http://bit.ly/GD2KgS)
