Memories can't always be trusted, neuroscience experiment shows
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 19:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A false memory regarding a painful shock was implanted in mice. Later, their behavior showed the animals were certain the memory was genuine.In courtrooms, on therapists' couches and across the kitchen table, we count on the trustworthiness of our memories. But brain scientists are increasingly demonstrating that our recollections don't exactly deserve the faith we put in them. They can be self-servingly Photoshopped, nudged off the mark by suggestion, and corrupted by being dragged out and rehashed.