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“I’ll never forget that day” We tend to believe that the more important an experience, the more likely it is that it will be ‘engraved’ on the brain. In the […]
Page contentsWhy do we think this?What does the research show?Memories are actively reconstructed each time they are recountedMemories change over timeMemories change over time, sometimes very significantlyTruthful witnesses change as […]