Most people have memory distortions, but emotional states, health, age, and environment can all affect how things are remembered. False memories are memories that seem real but are not based in ...

Mistrust, misinformation, and motivated reasoning help explain why we often refuse to admit that we might be wrong.

Rehberger noted that Gemini informs users after storing a new long-term memory. That means vigilant users can tell when there ...

Memory recall is subject to errors that can lead to the formation of false memories. Several factors affect memory processes, such as attention deficits or emotional distress. Additionally, ...

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And while you might think that time may have simply eroded your memory of whatever happened, it turns out false memories can be formed much quicker. Now researchers have devised an experiment to ...

This article discusses the reliability of children who are called as witnesses in court cases.

These errors reflect a memory system that is built to craft a useful account of past experience, not a perfect one. (For more, see False Memories.) How do memories become distorted? Created with ...