Human brain keeps memories tidy by pruning inaccurate ones Share on Facebook(Link is external) Share on Twitter(Link is external) Share on LinkedIn(Link is external) Email Print By Kyle McKernan, Office of Communications on Jan. 8, 2015, noon Featured Video: Human brain keeps memories tidy by pruning inaccurate onesVimeo keyboard shortcuts(Link is external)(Link is external)Play video:(Link is external) Nicholas Turk-Browne, an associate professor of psychology, uses the example of a trip to a coffee shop to explain new research about the way the brain responds to inaccurate memories.