Memory's Fragile Nature
Memory is not a reliable record of the past; rather, it is reconstructed each time we recall an event, influenced by our current beliefs and emotions. This process leads to a gradual decay in accuracy, making it easy to implant false memories. Ultimately, we don’t remember things as they were, but as we are at the moment of recall.In this clip
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