13. People Reconstruct Memories Each Time They Remember Them
Think back to a particular event that happened at least 5 years ago. Maybe it was a wedding, a family gathering, a dinner with friends, or a vacation. Remember the people and where you were. Maybe you can remember the weather or what you were wearing.
Memories Change
When you think about this event, it probably plays in your mind like a short movie clip. Because you experience memories this way, you tend to think that memories are stored in their entirety and never change, like an archived movie. But that’s not what happens.
Memories are actually reconstructed every time we think of them. They’re not movie clips that are stored in the brain in a certain location, like files on a hard ...
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