Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones Pinpointed

Brain Waves That Distinguish False Memories From Real Ones Pinpointed
For the first time, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are able to pinpoint brain waves that distinguish true from false memories, providing a better understanding of how memory works.

Wow!  Imagine the implications of this for crime witnesses!  I have always thought memory was incredibly fickle, especially since I’ve been married and had kids.  We can all see and hear the exact same thing and have five different very sincere memories of what happened.  We all perceive things so differently.  I wonder if perceptual differences would still count as true memories.  And then there’s always the fact that when you hear a story and maybe see a couple pictures of an event, that becomes part of your memory.  I’ve seen many times kids get confused about whether they really remember something or not, and whether it happened to them or a sibling or they just heard about it somewhere.  I wonder if brain waves can distinguish that too!