How memory works: why you can be sure of something that never happened
Recall and reconsolidation: what happens to a memory each time you remember it
Remembering feels like playing back a film you keep in your head. It is not a film, and each time you tell a memory, the memory itself can change.
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A week after the trip, Miva tells her neighbour about the weekend. It plays in her head like a film: the tents, the lake, the campfire.
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In 1981, people waited for half a minute in a student's office. Asked later what was in the room, 9 of 30 listed books. There were none.
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