False Memories Implanted in Mice

Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 13:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Tinkering with the brains of mice, scientists have given the rodents memories of events that never occurred. The findings provide a model for how false memories might be formed in humans, who may have evolved this ability due to their creativity.

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