Why the brain fills in the gaps—even when it shouldn't Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Confabulation is when someone unconsciously remembers things that didn't happen. People who ...

Do you remember Darth Vader's famous Star Wars quote as, “Luke, I am your father”? Or perhaps you recall The Berenstein Bears books from your childhood? If either rings true, then you’re experiencing ...

Memory feels like a mental video archive, but psychologists have shown it behaves more like a creative editor, constantly rewriting the script. That is why people can be absolutely certain they ...

(CNN) — Does Mr. Monopoly wear a monocle? Is there a black stripe on Pikachu’s tail? And does the fruit in the Fruit of the Loom logo pour out of a cornucopia? If you answered yes to any of these ...

Memory is not a video recorder, even though we might like to think it is. Our eyes are not lenses through which we perfectly capture reality. Our brain is not a flash hard drive. Rather, memory is ...

If you had to describe Rich Uncle Pennybags—the Monopoly mascot—would you mention his top hat? His mustache? How about his monocle? The face of the famous board game has, in reality, never worn a ...

Emotions, the passage of time, and mental associations directly shape how we recall moments that are not entirely faithful to ...

A team of scientists have shown that they are able to implant false memories inside subjects that participated in a fascinating survey. The team of researchers published a new study in PLOS One, which ...

False memories cause real problems. A false identification sends an innocent person to prison. A false childhood memory can disrupt a family. But what if there are ways to reverse false memories? What ...