Or why we think something happened when it didn't Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN A false memory is a fabricated or distorted recollection of an event. Such memories may be ...

People regularly recall childhood events falsely, and through effective suggestions and other methods, it's been proven that they can even create new false memories. A person’s malleable ...

Experts don't know exactly what causes the Mandela effect, or false memories shared by a group. It may happen when your mind blends events and images or tries to fill in gaps with prior knowledge.

Written by Dr Julia Shaw, host of Bad People on BBC Sounds. False memories raise questions about how our memory works, whether we can accurately remember important life events, and the mainstream ...

The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego buildings that are constantly being rebuilt.

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Whose memory is it anyway? How and why are false memories formed? It's tempting to think of our long-term memories as static and unchanging - but they're not. Memory is dynamic, often a blend of ...

Whose memory is it anyway? How and why are false memories formed? It's tempting to think of our long-term memories as static and unchanging - but they're not. Memory is dynamic, often a blend of ...