Claim NAR-02
Claim NAR-02
Memory reconstructs rather than records: recalled memories become changeable again and can absorb misleading information.
- Its mark
- Known. Supported by robust, replicated evidence and accepted by the relevant scientific mainstream. Solid ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Chapter 19, The Mind That Arrives Late to Its Own Decisions
- How it was checked
- Checked from reference; source to be re-checked
Sources
- Nader, K., Schafe, G. E., & LeDoux, J. E. (2000). Fear memories require protein synthesis in the amygdala for reconsolidation after retrieval. Nature, 406, 722-726. DOI 10.1038/35021052
- Loftus, E. F. (2005). Planting misinformation in the human mind: a 30-year investigation of the malleability of memory. Learning & Memory, 12(4), 361-366. DOI 10.1101/lm.94705
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