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Brain Doesn't Always Spot False Memorieshttp://my.webmd.com/content/article/100/105579.htm"Memory isn't perfect, even for the sharpest minds, and new insights are revealing memory's flaws. A test of true and false memories indicates that the brain doesn't always spot misinformation. It's the sort of news that makes criminal lawyers sit up and take notice.
But memory's ebb and flow isn't just a matter for the courts. You've probably experienced it in your own life.
"For example, you may have a memory of witnessing an important event such as your wedding day, or the birth of a child," write Johns Hopkins University researchers Yoko Okado and Craig Stark, PhD, in February's Learning & Memory. "You feel you remember these events, but the memories are most likely distorted to some degree."
Those memory-storing glitches may not be huge. You might even swear they don't exist, but if you could time travel to check the facts, you might find some details don't match your memory.
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