Dr. Robert Ajemian is a Research Scientist at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He is also a Professor of Brain and Cognitive Science at MIT and teaches a Computational Neuroscience class titled: Emerging Computation and Distributed Neural Circuits. One of his specialties is the study of the science of mnemonic techniques. In this shortened version of a full-length interview, Dr. Alemian discusses the contrast between the architecture of brains and computers with a focus on the power of the brain to make associative meaning out of concepts. The video has strong (and surprising) implications for today’s educators, particularly with respect to the importance and the role of memory to learning. It’s a must view for all the anti-memorizers among us.
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