In our day-to-day lives, we intuitively link new experiences with our existing knowledge, enhancing memory retention and recall. In this talk, Dorothy will explore how novelty and prior knowledge impact memory processing.

Dr Dorothy Tse - is a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University, UK, and an honorary fellow at Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh. Dorothy’s passion and expertise lie in the neurobiology of learning and memory, early detection of dementia, and promoting healthy ageing.

If you would like to find out more - please get in touch with

Jitka.Vseteckova@open.ac.uk & Emma.todd@open.ac.uk or visit our Website.

For accessible presentation follow the links below:

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Ageing_Well_Public_Talks_Series_2024-2025_Talk_3_ACCESSIBLE_v2.pdf