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How funny, retrieving memory in human brains do expose them to potential decay or alteration. http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/20/when-memories-
by yongjik 13y ago
How funny, retrieving memory in human brains do expose them to potential decay or alteration.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/20/when-memories-are-remembered-they-can-be-rewritten/ http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/20/when-memo...
> Every time we bring back an old memory, we run the risk of changing it. It’s more like opening a document on a computer – the old information enters a surprisingly vulnerable state when it can be edited, overwritten, or even deleted. It takes a while for the memory to become strengthened anew, through a process called reconsolidation. Memories aren’t just written once, but every time we remember them.