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No need to question the previous comments experiences. Is there really anything which is "certain" when it comes to memories? I'm not a memory expert, but as I
by gnyman 2y ago
No need to question the previous comments experiences. Is there really anything which is "certain" when it comes to memories?
I'm not a memory expert, but as I recently read a book on the subject I think I have better than average understanding of it. If you can read Swedish or Finnish I do recommend it, the title is "Minnets Makt" by Julia Korkman (freely translated "The power of memory", official title is "Memory Dependent")[1].
The book taught me a lot about how memories work, how they are formed, recalled and modified during the years. And as memories are a core part of everyone's life, I think it would be good for more people to understand them better.
I did find a youtube video where the author, does a short lecture meant for law enforcement to teach them the basics of how memories work. As for them it is even more important to understand how meories, especially the recall of memories work when they interview people.
Disclaimer, I haven't watched it yet, only skimmed it but it does seem to cover the same concepts as in the book.
I recommend spending 27 minutes watching it for anyone who's curious about how the memory work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSyEs6feH0M&t=442s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSyEs6feH0M&t=442s
[1] https://www.helsinkiagency.fi/memory-dependent/ https://www.helsinkiagency.fi/memory-dependent/