Nova Memory Hackers (Season 43, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

Nova

Memory Hackers (Season 43, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

An examination of how memory works. Included: research being done by neuroscientists, who've studied everyone from an 11 year old with extraordinary recall to a woman who had false memories implanted in her mind.

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Jan Maxwell Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	BrainDead (2016)
Joseph LeDoux Self - New York University Self - New York University See fewer	Nature (1982)
Daniela Schiller Self - Mount Sinai School of Medicine Self - Mount Sinai School of Medicine See fewer	See Memory (2025)
Julia Shaw Self - London South Bank University Self - London South Bank University See fewer	The Greatest Crimes Of All Time (2017)
Eric Kandel Self - Columbia University Self - Columbia University See fewer	The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017)
Steve Ramirez Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self - Massachusetts Institute of Technology See fewer	Nova (1974)
Matt Walker Self - UC Berkeley Self - UC Berkeley See fewer	The Cost of Construction (2016)
Christine Denny Self - Columbia University Self - Columbia University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sasha Cohen Self - Memory Reconsolidation Study Subject Self - Memory Reconsolidation Study Subject See fewer	Nova (1974)
Merel Kindt Self - University of Amsterdam Self - University of Amsterdam See fewer	Nova (1974)
Andre Fenton Self - New York University Self - New York University See fewer	Prophets of Science Fiction (2011)
Roddy Roediger Self - Washington University Self - Washington University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Jake Hausler Self - Memory Study Participant Self - Memory Study Participant See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kathleen McDermott Self - Washington University Self - Washington University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Sari Hausler Self - Jake Hausler's Mother Self - Jake Hausler's Mother See fewer	Nova (1974)
Eric Hausler Self - Jake Hausler's Father Self - Jake Hausler's Father See fewer	Nova (1974)
James McGaugh Self - University of California, Irvine Self - University of California, Irvine See fewer	Nova (1974)
Bob Petrella Self - Memory Study Participant Self - Memory Study Participant See fewer	Nova (1974)
Marilu Henner Self - Memory Study Participant Self - Memory Study Participant See fewer	L.A. Story (1991)
Adam Eggebrecht Self - Washington University Self - Washington University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Nico Dosenbach Self - Washington University in St. Louis Self - Washington University in St. Louis See fewer	Nova (1974)
Henry Molaison Self - Memory Study Patient (voice) (archive footage) Self - Memory Study Patient (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Brenda Milner Self - McGill University Self - McGill University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Dan Schacter Self - Harvard University Self - Harvard University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kelsey Martin Self - University of California, Los Angeles Self - University of California, Los Angeles See fewer	Nova (1974)
Karim Nader Self - McGill University Self - McGill University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Elizabeth F. Loftus Self - University of California, Irvine (as Elizabeth Loftus) Self - University of California, Irvine (as Elizabeth Loftus) See fewer	Dream Weaver Chronicles Vol 3 (2011)
Bryan Kreutz Self Self See fewer	Drama Club (2021)
Matt Walker Self - University of California, Berkeley Self - University of California, Berkeley See fewer	The Oasis: Ten Years Later (2019)