Although memories seem to be a solid, straightforward sum of who people are, strong evidence suggests that memories are much more quite complex, highly subject to change, and often simply unreliable.

Research highlights how collective false memories, a mystery that pushes the boundaries of science, challenge our understanding and defy explanation. Nelson Mandela, renowned freedom fighter and ...

It's easy enough to forget something that happened. It's also possible to remember something that didn't happen. Researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging of the brain to record what happens ...

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...

An experimental study in the United States found that having a conversational AI insert slight misinformation into conversations with users increased false memory occurrence and reduced memories of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Deepasri Prasad, Dartmouth College and Wilma Bainbridge, University of Chicago (THE ...

Remembering Satan, Lawrence Wright's widely read book, profiles a 1980s father who "remembers" inflicting ritual abuse on his daughters. The book blames false memories primarily on interrogators who ...

(CNN) — Does Mr. Monopoly wear a monocle? Is there a black stripe on Pikachu’s tail? And does the fruit in the Fruit of the Loom logo pour out of a cornucopia? If you answered yes to any of these ...

Ever wake up convinced something happened that actually didn’t? That vivid memory of a conversation with your friend, a movie you’re sure you watched, or an event that feels completely real but never ...

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