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Saturday, August 19, 2006

False memories and dreams

Kinda interesting article about false memories and imagination.

This probably helps explain why I sometimes have false memories about situations and events I've dreamt. Most bizarre. I guess I just have very vivid dreams (or something).

"What we learn could be useful for people who make decisions outside [the lab] based on the memory of others"


This made me start thinking about why we can even trust someone else's memory of anything. I'm sure this is going to sound silly when I re-read it in a week or so, but this seems especially pertinent in light of the subjectivity of experience as well.

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