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The Memory Illusion
If you think all of your memories are real and accurate, think again. By Julia Shaw. (June 13, 2016)
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Your memories aren’t in your brain
Philosopher and parapsychology researcher Dr. Stephen Braude sees fatal flaws in the “memories stored in brain” model. By Alex Tsakiris.
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The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future
Meet the first person ever diagnosed with severely deficient autobiographical memory. She knows facts about her life but can't mentally relive any of it.
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The cult of memory: when history does more harm than good
As a reporter in the Bosnian war, in 1993 I went to Belgrade to visit Vuk Drašković, the Serb nationalist politician and writer who was then leading the mass opposition against the Slobodan Milošević regime. Drašković had drawn liberal as well as ultra-nationalist support in Serbia for his cause. As I was leaving his office, one of Drašković’s young aides pressed a folded bit of paper into my hand. It turned out to be blank except for a date: 1453 – the year Orthodox...
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No, you haven’t read this déjà vu story before
Two-thirds of us have experienced feeling déjà vu -- the belief you've been here or done that before, when you know there’s absolutely no way you could have -- but researchers are trying to find out what causes it. By Sandee LaMotte.
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The End of the Story
Diana Athill, Roger Angell, and Ann Burack-Weiss on old age. By Laura Miller.
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Why time seems to speed up as we get older
There's very little scientific evidence to suggest our perception of time changes as we age. And yet, we consistently report that the past felt longer — that time is flying by faster as we age. What's going on? By Brian Resnick.
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“I think this is the guy”—The complicated confidence of eyewitness memory
Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton have every reason to be enemies. In 1984, an intruder broke into Thompson’s apartment and raped her. She identified Cotton as the rapist in both a photo array and a live lineup. Although Cotton proclaimed his innocence, he was arrested, tried, and convicted. The prosecution’s case rested mainly on Thompson’s identification, and during the trial she testified that she was “absolutely sure”...
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Potential biochemical mechanism underlying long-term memories identified
During the holidays, we often remember the past and create new memories. But, why do some memories fade away while others last forever? Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have identified a possible biochemical mechanism by which the specialized brain cells known as neurons create and maintain a long-term memory from a fleeting experience.
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The Brain's GPS May Also Help Us Map Our Memories
Brain cells that track our location also can track time and distance, a study finds. This could explain how the brain uses place and time to organize memories throughout our lives.
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Lost in Translation: Proust and Scott Moncrieff
Scott Moncrieff's English translation of Proust’s “A la recherche du temps perdu” is widely hailed as a masterpiece in its own right. His rendering of the title as “Remembrance of Things Past” is not, however, considered a high point. William C. Carter explores the two men’s correspondence on this somewhat sticky issue and how the Shakespearean title missed the mark regarding Proust’s theory of memory.
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Do memory lapses help us to be happy?
Personal identity is tied to memory, but sometimes we find peace, clarity and a true sense of completeness in the lapses. By Marianne Janack.
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Different types of theta rhythmicity are induced by social and fearful stimuli in a network associated with social memory
Variations in the frequency of theta brain waves enable a single network of brain regions to generate appropriate responses to stimuli with different kinds of emotional value.
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