Examples of Memory Errors

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As you can see in this case, such false memories can sometimes lead to tragic consequences, causing innocent people to be imprisoned until their innocence is proven and preventing the actual perpetrators from being identified.

For more information on this subject, you can access the latest data of the Innocence Project ( https://innocenceproject.org).
 

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Various studies show that a state of arousal, stress and feeling under threat, or focusing on an unusual object in the environment, reduces individuals' attention. It has been suggested that this may negatively affect memory.

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