How Quickly We Forget: False Memories Form Fast

Your fondest memories are liable to be works of notable fiction, perhaps based on a true story, but often glaringly embellished and stunningly inaccurate. The stories we tell ourselves—including what might’ve begun as raw, factual recollections of, say, a car crash we saw moments ago or a new colleague we met last month—can be flawed from the outset, as our initial perceptions are skewed by what we already know and our expectations of what reality should look like. So begins a series of mental foibles that create totally erroneous memories that we nonetheless hold fast to. New research reveals how quickly our brains can twist an observation into a falsehood. <a href="https://medium.com/wise-well/how-quickly-we-forget-false-memories-form-fast-c9936cb88d55">Visit Now</a>