Dr. Alan Castel

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Huberman Lab · How to Improve Your Memory & Cognitive Function at Any Age | Dr. Alan Castel · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

Well, that's fascinating.

So I just remember it that way, the things that made sense and the things that didn't make sense.

And that's kind of how you can organize things.

And I think that that can be kind of a useful principle as you get older, is knowing what to overlook and kind of knowing what to focus on.

And so, you know, older adults, even though they'll say, my memory is not as sharp as it used to be,

as long as you can remember the things that are kind of critical, that's what's important.

And so in the study on curiosity, we found that older adults tend to remember the things that they're most curious about.

But they're also really good at forgetting the things that they just didn't care about in the first place.

Sounds great.

And it captures your attention and all of a sudden you're like, where did the last 10 minutes go?

I've been reading about this.

Now I'm remembering this useless thing.

Yeah.

So I think if you can prune these things and as you get older, maybe you realize, I've even realized that, gosh, I forget this.

I need to focus more.

It's not just conscious focus, but it's like, I'm interested in this.

Let's put more resources and time and energy into that.

It takes me longer to learn a piano piece than my daughter.

You play piano.

I try, but I see my daughter picking these things up so quickly and I'm like, I know I'm not going to be like that, but I can be more selective about what I try and learn, what's in my wheelhouse and what's just beyond it.

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