There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

Is your memory playing tricks on you? The Mandela effect refers to the experience of a false memory that many people share. In 2010, researcher Fiona Broome coined the term when she discovered that ...

During an event, details like what you saw, smelled, and felt aren't stored as a single memory. Rather, they are encoded and stored in your brain separately. To retrieve that memory, those pieces must ...

When intrusive thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feature inaccurate memories, you may have false memory OCD. As with other subtypes of OCD, medication and psychotherapy can help treat ...

Picture the Monopoly Man. Is he wearing a top hat? How about a monocle? The first is true, but if you imagined the board game mascot with fancy eyewear, you have experienced a false memory. False ...