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All Memory Is False
Memory. You can’t write your memoir without it. It’s the one aspect that defines who you are. Most of us take it for granted – that is, until it starts to show gaps or fails us at critical moments. But what is it and how does it work? When we think of memory, we tend to see it as a series of video images or computer files – the clarity of our recollection being dependent on how important the specific event was and how good we believe our memory to be, but this is false reasoning. When we recall an incident, our brain rewires the neural connections each time we…