In Memory Lane, @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social introduce readers to the cutting-edge science of human #memory, revealing how our recollections of the past are constantly adapting & changing. Out now in #paperback! Save 30% w/code PUP30: buff.ly/U3jg3v5 #Neuroscience
Ciara Greene
@ciaragreene.bsky.social
Professor at University College Dublin School of Psychology Director of Attention and Memory lab ucdattentionmemory.com 📖Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember on sale 4 March 2025
We’re delighted to see this piece by @gillian-murphy.bsky.social & @ciaragreene.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com! Their book, Memory Lane, is a fascinating exploration of the way memories change over time and how that flexibility helps us navigate life. Out in paperback on 1 Sept: buff.ly/uRssshy
Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory
Remembering is an active process. Each time we revisit an event, we reconstruct it
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Funded PhD opportunity! Delighted to announce that @andrewcparnell.bsky.social and I are seeking an excellent student for a PhD on gen-AI and climate misinformation at @ucddublin.bsky.social. More info on the project at tinyurl.com/495jap9e Deadline 2 June
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Funded PhD Studentship in Generative AI and Climate Change Misinformation Supervisors: Prof. Ciara Greene, UCD School of Psychology Prof. Andrew Parnell, UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics App...
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Thrilled to see Memory Lane listed as one of @nature.com’s 10 best books of 2025! www.nature.com/articles/d41... @gillian-murphy.bsky.social
Spineless creatures, possibly the world’s oldest beer receipt and more: 2025’s best Books in brief
Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.
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Next week, on Oct 19, see @gillian-murphy.bsky.social & @ciaragreene.bsky.social at @newscientist.com live to discuss their book, Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember. Make sure to stop by the Mind & Body stage at 11:55 am BST to see them! Book tickets: buff.ly/4YBFj1U
📝 A new study led by Associate Professor @ciaragreene.bsky.social of UCD School of Psychology, published in Scientific Reports, provides compelling empirical evidence that both complainants and defendants in sexual assault cases are equally prone to memory distortions. www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
Misinformation clouds the memory of both accuser and accused in sexual assault cases, research finds
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Great review of Memory Lane by @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social in @aunz.theconversation.com - thank you Nick Haslam! Read it here:
Our memories are unreliable, limited and suggestible – and it’s a good thing too
Memories are constantly revised in acts of recollection. They are moulded by new information, beliefs and emotions, and other people’s versions of events.
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What an amazing 4 days! Thanks so much to everyone for attending and bringing such warm and friendly energy to #sarmac2025! We can’t wait for SARMAC 2027! ❤️☘️
Wonderful to see @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social's Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember on the shelves of @waterstones.bsky.social in Cork, Ireland! #PUPIntheWild
Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember by @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social has been reviewed in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A walk down memory lane and other stirring stories: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
nature.com
Memory Lane co-author @ciaragreene.bsky.social compares memory to building a LEGO tower. Listen to her full conversation with Marty Moss-Coane for @whyy.org’s The Connection: whyy.org/episodes/the...
The imperfect ways we remember - WHYY
Psychologist Ciara Greene says memory is like a LEGO tower that we are constantly reassembling. She's the co-author of "Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember."
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I really enjoyed recording this episode of @hiddenbrain.bsky.social! Listen in to hear about why we forget and why our memories are not computers! podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...
Forget About It!
Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 12/05/2025 · 48m
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Join me at @ri-science.bsky.social in London this Saturday 17 May to learn about your memory - the good, the bad and the perfectly imperfect! www.rigb.org/whats-on/our...
Our perfectly imperfect memories
Ciara Greene explains how imperfections in the brain's memory recall are fundamental to our lives.
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Ciara Greene joins us in Brighton to discuss her new book Memory Lane, co-authored with Gillian Murphy, on Wed 16th April. Ticket link in comments! @ciaragreene.bsky.social @samberens.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this event! Join me and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social in Edinburgh to hear us talk about all things memory!
Explore the cutting-edge science of human memory with Memory Lane authors @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social at the Edinburgh Science Festival on Friday, 18 April, at 6 pm BST! Book your tickets today: www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/memory... #EdSciFest
In their new book Memory Lane, @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social “skillfully unpack how the human mind achieves [the] miraculous balancing act of remembering and forgetting,” writes Julian Baggini for @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Memory Lane’ Review: Remember to Forget
The ability to recollect experiences and information is a fundamental function of the brain. The task of assembling the memories we keep means throwing away others.
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In Memory Lane, @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social introduce readers to the cutting-edge science of human memory, revealing how our recollections of the past are constantly adapting and changing, and why a faulty #memory isn’t always a bad thing.
Thrilled with this lovely review of Memory Lane from @wsj.com! “Ms. Greene and Ms. Murphy…skillfully unpack how the human mind achieves this miraculous balancing act of remembering and forgetting…” www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Memory Lane’ Review: Remember to Forget
The ability to recollect experiences and information is a fundamental function of the brain. The task of assembling the memories we keep means throwing away others.
wsj.com
Out today! @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social's Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember is an illuminating look at the adaptive nature of our memories—& how their flexibility and fallibility help us survive & thrive. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
On TRE in the Afternoon with Anna Glowinski from 16.00CET, Charlotte Rodrigues from Cervinco & Wines4Fun, and @ciaragreene.bsky.social with 'Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember'
On the show today: @margareteward.bsky.social on bad bosses; Sporty beards; @ciaragreene.bsky.social on (not) remembering; The library storyteller; @beermessiah.bsky.social with beer; @deebodee.bsky.social with Showbiz news; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'the Last Showgirl' & 'Fight or Flight'...
It’s almost publication day for @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social's Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember (March 4)! The authors celebrated this week at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social. Order your copy today or pick it up from a bookstore near you next week!
Listen: Memory Lane co-author @ciaragreene.bsky.social (w/ @gillian-murphy.bsky.social) speaks with Paul Middlebrooks for the Brain Inspired podcast about the usefulness of our memories and how we remember: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
Ciara Greene on the quirks and complexities of human episodic memory
Greene's book, “Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember,” explores the many factors that affect how we recall the events in our lives, from the mundane to the emotionally powerful.
thetransmitter.org
Excited for Memory Lane by @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social on audio? 🎧📖 Make sure you never miss it—or any of our audiobooks—on Libby! Set a “Notify me” alert to get notified when it’s available in your library’s catalog. Watch this quick video to learn how. 👇
Join @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social in welcoming @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of their new book, Memory Lane, tomorrow (27 February) at 6 pm GMT. Learn more: www.hodgesfiggis.ie/events
In the latest episode of “Brain Inspired,” Paul Middlebrooks and @ciaragreene.bsky.social discuss a wide range of topics from Greene’s book, “Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember.” Listen here: www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir... #neuroskyence
Ciara Greene on the quirks and complexities of human episodic memory
Greene's book, “Memory Lane: The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We Remember,” explores the many factors that affect how we recall the events in our lives, from the mundane to the emotionally powerful.
thetransmitter.org
In Memory Lane, @ciaragreene.bsky.social and @gillian-murphy.bsky.social introduce readers to the cutting-edge science of human memory. Out March 4. Learn more and preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Memory Lane by @ciaragreene.bsky.social & @gillian-murphy.bsky.social introduces readers to the cutting-edge science of human memory, revealing how our recollections of the past are constantly adapting & changing. Out March 4. Pre-order the #audiobook today! press.princeton.edu/books/audio/...
The second workshop at SARMAC 2025 will be How to Be A Good Expert Witness. Hear from a highly experienced panel of international researchers who serve as expert witnesses in various jurisdictions. Leave with practical skills and next steps to get started in this area 🧑⚖️ www.sarmac2025.org/workshops
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The first workshop at SARMAC 2025 will be a hackathon where we hope to start the first large-scale SARMAC collaboration! Come along and learn more about multi-lab collaborations, vote to decide on the research question and methodology and meet your new collaborators! www.sarmac2025.org/workshops
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