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Memory is NOT a Recorder

Memory is NOT a Recorder

Our brains are far from perfectly functioning recorders of our life events.

Researchers have demonstrated just how easy it is to trick the mind into remembering something that didn’t happen.

They also used two very simple techniques to reverse those false memories.

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Lisa Son

"When people describe a memory, they will say that they are ‘absolutely certain’ of it. But this certainty can be an illusion. We suffer from the illusion of believing that our memories are accurate and pure"

LISA SON

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One Thing to Remember

One Thing to Remember

Takeaway is that every memory is a meta-memory, or an interpretation of a past time, one that can be impurified or purified by suggestions from the social environment. Simple awareness of this fact is crucial.

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Study Proves Reversal is Easy

Study Proves Reversal is Easy

Oeberst’s study is innovative in suggesting that it’s equally as easy to reverse false memories.

Knowing the base truth isn’t even necessary to revert the fake recollections.

Use these two techniques:

  1. Recall the exact source of the memory -...

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Short vs Long Term Memory

Short vs Long Term Memory

  • Short-term memory allows us to be present in the moment.
  • Long-term memory helps piece together our identity through the recollection of our past experiences, among other things.
  • The farther back we go, the more our recollection gets murky.
  • When you think back to your ...

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Christopher Madan

"As the field of memory research has developed, it’s become very clear that our memories are not ‘recordings’ of the past that can be played back but rather are reconstructions, closer to imaginings informed by seeds of true experiences"

CHRISTOPHER MADAN

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Aileen Oeberst

"The same way that you can suggest false memories, you can reverse them by giving people a different framing"

AILEEN OEBERST

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Memory is Not Reliable

Memory is Not Reliable

The human memory system is fallible and malleable, so much so that it is possible—and even quite common—for people to possess false memories.

Memory glitches can lead to all sorts of social implications, especially in the legal and forensic field.

But now, for the fi...

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Memory is a recontruction

It's not a photographic recording and it changes over time: our brains are forever rerecording those memories, making them far more error prone.

Recalling a long-term memory brings it back into our short-term memory, which essentially gives it new context. 

Looking at the big picture

The best piece of advice in order to make sure that your life is on the right track is by remembering that we were born with a limited number of days, and with each passing day, the memories we carry will not be perfect.

The two things our brains remember about an event are:

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