Steve Ramirez
Associate professor and memory researcher who leads the Ramirez Lab at Boston University, focused on neural mechanisms of memory and memory modification; author of How to Change a Memory, One Neuroscientist's Quest to Alter the Past.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 38min
Steve Ramirez: Forget about it
Steve Ramirez, a memory researcher and Boston University professor who studies how memories form and change. He talks about experiments that manipulate memories in rodents. He explains how memories are spread across the brain. He explores separating emotional charge from factual recall, therapeutic approaches for traumatic memories, and the ethical risks of erasing pain.
