I ran on the
following tidbit while skimming the NIH web site. It is in an interesting article on brain
function.
Memories might seem as though they are stored as static records in the brain, much like books in a bookcase. But they really aren’t. When a memory is recalled, the brain will actively process it, adding or subtracting features. This allows recollections from as far back as childhood to evolve as long as we care to remember them. A practical consequence is that the only memories we should really trust to be completely accurate are the ones we’ve never recalled.
Maybe this explains why I have such happy memories of a
glorious high school football career!
Marj, Peggy, Mitzi, Art, Jim: Can this be true???
ReplyDeleteI wonder if all folk meddle with their memories equally? Or if some, perhaps only a few, are better keepers of reality.
ReplyDeleteGood question.
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