False Memories Can Form Within Seconds, Study Finds

Re:False Memories Can Form Within Seconds, Study Finds by desertraven on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:32AM (#35466965)

Hmmm, I believe I have first-hand experience with this. Often as I go about my day, I get sudden flashes of a scene recalled. It feels visceral and real - how I imagine electrodes stimulating the brain might bring forth feelings and memories. They're usually just scenes, with a strong feeling attached.

These "memories" aren't recalled from my life, often it would be impossible for them to be, and yet they feel like mine.

I imagine there's some medical explanation for this, but I've no desire to approach a doctor with such symptoms!

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Re:False Memories Can Form Within Seconds, Study Finds by otippat on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:37AM (#35467004)

Are you talking about déjà vu?

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Re:False Memories Can Form Within Seconds, Study Finds by desertraven on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:56AM (#35467155)

My understanding of déjà vu is that it applies to the moment you're in aka "it feels like this has happened before". What I'm referring to is a sudden recollection of a moment, which isn't the current one. But the feeling is quite similar to déjà vu, just paired with imagery. I'm struck with a strong image in my mind, and a feeling that "that has happened before".

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