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Not too sure about the bit that says our brain stores everything. There's a school of thought in psychology that works on hypothesis that our brain only stores
by rytis 14y ago
Not too sure about the bit that says our brain stores everything. There's a school of thought in psychology that works on hypothesis that our brain only stores partial information, and the rest is reconstructed. Bit like a fantasy, where you imagine the most likely outcome and context for the bit that you remember.
I can't find it right now (how ironic), but the example was, that if everyone close to you (parents, brothers, sisters) insisted and told stories about you that did not actually take place, you would eventually accept them as reality, and be 100% convinced that this is what actually happened to you.
Anyone fancies an experiment?... :)
- mittermayr 14y agoi agree, this sounds much more reasonable ... and I think this explains why we quickly lose details of situations ... they are likely not deemed important enough (or possibly can be replaced with blurry bits and pieces and reconstructed). not a brain scientist. although this whole thing got me curious for sure.