DIALOGUES ON KNOWLEDGE. THE SCIENCE OF FORGETTING

Sergio Della Sala, professor in Cognitive Neuroscience University of Edinburgh, author of Perché dimentichiamo (Feltrinelli)

Giuliana Mazzoni, professor of Psychology and emeritus professor in Neuroscience and Psychology "La Sapienza" University of Rome

Marco Cambiaghi, researcher and professor University of Verona, contributor for Tuttoscienze and Salute de La Stampa

Forgetting is not just a loss—it is an essential function of the mind. Oblivion allows us to select, reshape and give meaning to memories, helping to build our identity and sustain our ability to imagine the future. This event explores the science of forgetting, weaving together neuroscience, psychology and philosophy to show how memory and oblivion are complementary, indispensable processes of life. Reflecting on forgetting means questioning the relationship between mind and time, the value of selection and erasure, and the ethical and social implications of memory increasingly outsourced to the digital world. A dialogue that opens new perspectives on what we remember, what we choose to forget, and what inevitably slips away.