Our guest today is Dr Vanessa Loaiza, a cognitive developmental psychologist at the University of Essex. Vanessa researches memory and complex cognition across the adult lifespan, with a particular interest in the processes that allow us to hold information our in minds from moment-to-moment and how we retrieve that information later on. We spoke with Vanessa recently about a number of topics including the surprising effect that distractions can have on our memories, as well as what we can do to enhance our memories. We even discussed memory processes related to the spreading of so-called ‘fake news’. Host: Dr Philip Cozzolino