Memory is not a video recorder, even though we might like to think it is. Our eyes are not lenses through which we perfectly capture reality. Our brain is not a flash hard drive. Rather, memory is ...
© Andreblais | Dreamstime.com - Mask With Human Face Photo Royalty Free A hailstorm of criticism continues to be leveled at NBC news anchor Brian Williams for ...
Do you remember Darth Vader's famous Star Wars quote as, “Luke, I am your father”? Or perhaps you recall The Berenstein Bears books from your childhood? If either rings true, then you’re experiencing ...
One of the unfortunate legacies that my generation, gen X, has passed on to the millennials and gen Z, is the idea that therapy has no side effects. However, just like many other medical treatments, ...
Rich false memories of autobiographical events can be planted - and then reversed, a new article has found. Rich false memories of autobiographical events can be planted -- and then reversed, a new ...
A team of scientists have shown that they are able to implant false memories inside subjects that participated in a fascinating survey. The team of researchers published a new study in PLOS One, which ...
Source: Matthew Baxter, used with permission. In the recent court case of British former socialite and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, her legal team called in a false memory expert. False ...
We think of memory as a reliable recording of our lives. But we also have false memories, often pieced together from communal ...
The human brain is a complex, miraculous thing. As best we can tell, it’s the epitome of biological evolution. But it doesn’t come with any security software preinstalled. And that makes it ...