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MIT successfully implants false memories, may explain why we remember things that didnt happen
2013-07-26 13:10:07| Extremetech
Researchers at MIT have implanted false memories into the brains of mice, causing them to be fearful of an event that didn't actually occur. This is a very important study that demonstrates just how unreliable memories can be, and goes a long way to explaining why humans regularly recall things that didn't actually happen -- such as alien abductions, or when giving eyewitness testimony that they believe to be true, but is actually a false memory.
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