Every Time You Remember, Do You Rewrite the Past?

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Every Time You Remember, Do You Rewrite the Past? · 2:09 · Intellect Plus

In short: From a 2000 rat study on reconsolidation to planted false memories in people, separate lines of research suggest recalling a memory may also change it, and that sincerity is not the same as accuracy.

A 2:09 short film in the series “Rabbit Hole: Memory, Preference and the Brain”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.

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