FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2018·5 min readForgetting Details But Getting the Gist May Prompt False Memories in Older AdultsOlder people may rely more on schematic memory, resulting in a difficulty distinguishing between a memory of a real event and a false memory.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 7, 2016·4 min readHalf of People Believe Fake FactsAccording to researchers, around 50% of people could be susceptible to false memory implantation and believe we have experienced fictitious autobiographical events.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 1, 2018·2 min readHow a Nap Can Enhance False Memories in One Half of the BrainNapping influences memory in the right hemisphere of the brain, inducing false memories in a word recall test, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 2, 2018·2 min readHow Does Attention Impact False Memory Susceptibility?A new EEG study reveals people who are less able to sustain their attention long terms are more susceptible to creating false memories.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 17, 2020·4 min readMundane Behavioral Decisions, Actions Can Be ‘Misremembered’ as DoneMundane behaviors repeated over time, and occur in the context of other similar behaviors can lead to conflated intentions, which cause false memories of completing the task.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 15, 2015·4 min readPeople Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never HappenedIn a lab setting, researchers were able to convince test subjects they had committed crimes they did not commit, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 15, 2022·6 min readSeeing You Distorts My Memory: People With Attachment Anxiety More Likely to Create False Memories When They Can See the Person TalkingAdults with attachment anxiety are more likely to remember details incorrectly, especially when they can see the person relaying information, than those with other personality types like neuroticism or attachment avoidance.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·July 19, 2022·6 min readStudy Finds Widespread False Memories of Logos and Characters, Including Mr. Monopoly and PikachuWhen it comes to famous logos and characters, people often experience a Visual Mandela Effect, or consistent, confident, and widespread false memories of such famous icons.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2018·4 min readThe ‘Mandela Effect’ and How Your Brain is Playing Tricks on YouResearchers explore why collective misremembering of common events and details occur. The study explains why our brain often plays tricks by convincing us we remember something in a certain way, when the events are opposite to what we experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 19, 2018·5 min readThe ‘Real You’ is a MythResearchers say we constantly create false memories to help us achieve the identity we want.Read More
