We think of memory as a reliable recording of our lives. But we also have false memories, often pieced together from communal ...

by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer “Memory is a funny thing. Makes you remember things that did not really happen and forget things that did” (Nicole Blackman, Blood Sugar). She began ...

False memory syndrome (FMS) is a controversial label for repressed memories that are brought to the surface with the help of a therapist. The American Psychological Association advises against using ...

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No parent thinks they’d forget their child in a hot car. But the tragic truth is that it can happen to anyone. Since 1998, about 1,011 children have died in hot cars—and more than half of them ...

False memory is more common that most people realize. Our brains do not work like computers or cameras, and our memories are often composed of reconstructions based on similar information rather ...

No wonder some people might find a sepia-toned fantasy more attractive. This same false-memory syndrome infects the tea party movement, which harks back to some imagined time when the United States ...

If you think Mr. Monopoly wears a monocle or believe you’ve read “The Berenstein Bears” books, you might be experiencing the so-called Mandela Effect, or collective false memory.

If you think Mr. Monopoly wears a monocle or believe you’ve read “The Berenstein Bears” books, you might be experiencing the so-called Mandela Effect, or collective false memory.