How good is your memory? Are you more 'memory like a sieve'? Photographic or somewhere in the middle? And have you ever wondered why that is?
Distinguished Professor Cliff Abraham from the University of Otago has been awarded the prestigious Rutherford Medal for his contribution to neuroscience - and more specifically the neural mechanisms of memory.
In helping us to understand how our brains record, store and retrieve information, Professor Abraham has helped to identify the therapeutic properties of a protein that could be used to treat dementia.
He talks to Paddy about how memories are made - and lost.
Distinguished Professor Cliff Abraham is a recipient of the Rutherford Medal Photo: Rebecca McMillan
