November 19, 2002

Memory is Fickle Ananova article More evidence that memory is not as reliable as it seems. The researchers (led by Elizabeth Loftus) also show the power of some types of advertising to even affect our memories. It makes me wonder how much of my childhood memories were of something that actually happened, and how much was from later constructions. Or even what I remember of yesterday. 11:39:23 PM    comment []