HERE IS WHY YOUR MEMORIES MAY NEVER HAVE HAPPENED

By MacEarnor Ibrahim

Dissatisfied writers often use creative exercises to support their thoughts. Here's how it works: Choose an item like a toothbrush or tape roll. Put these items in a special place, maybe a fancy restaurant, your childhood playground or a junkyard. Next, introduce a character who is someone you know well, regardless of gender or age. Finally, whether you're building a drug empire, a tennis champion or just Mr. Blonde. This technique allows writers to create fictional stories by incorporating real life elements into situations that never happened. While this approach is important for getting around the write block, it's interesting to see our brains do similar operations that most of us are unaware of, which is the relevant effect.

All memories are formed by neural networks in the brain that connect multiple senses. Recall memory supports this network in situations where less access memory can slowly degrade. This constant change – creating new memories and discarding old ones – sometimes causes the brain to create false memories, like a writer struggling

Like writers with writing block, our brains involuntarily assemble real memories in ways that have never been experienced before. This process leads to false memories, a phenomenon that has yet to be observed. False memories are different from real memories and can often be confused with real events. You may be suffering from false memories without realizing it. Many of us believe we remember childhood events based on old pictures or stories our parents told us. However, it is difficult to distinguish true memories from those affected by subsequent information. These conditions are the main cause of incorrect memory.

While this small difference may seem insignificant, your memory is much more than a forgotten or random file. Memory is the record of your life, including everything that has happened to you in the past, and it influences every decision you make. Essentially, your memories form an important part of who you are. From this perspective, the idea that your memories may contain events that never actually happened, or at least that didn't happen the way you remember them, is very disturbing. In addition to evoking false memories, our mind deceives us in many ways.

A so-called "optimistic view" is characterized by a tendency to overlook the negative aspects of past events. This bias causes us to paint a better picture of the past by remembering the good and ignoring the bad. Looking back works differently from "negative bias", which allows us to focus on negative information in our decision making. Crash memory is another phenomenon that shows that memories formed during adolescence and early adulthood are often recalled over and over again. This stage of self-development affects our self-image, and memories of this time can be remembered for life.

Combining the healing of consciousness with a retrospect can lead to a "flipback," the belief that the past is better in every way. Memories created during this period of influence are more accessible, supporting belief in the ideal of the past. But the reality of this "golden age" is questionable. False memories can distort our self-concept and interfere with our interaction with the world. The real problem is that our minds can be easily controlled. For example, participants in psychological experiments come to believe in crime through counseling interviews. This control, combined with the human tendency to create memories that fit our self-image, can have serious consequences, as shown by misinformation, memories, and unfair judgment. Discussions about memory loss continue today.

While the evidence for their existence is still scant, the whims of our memory are well documented. Our memories are easily manipulated and distorted over time. In a world where witnesses play an important role in legal proceedings, it is important to understand the limits of human memory. Our memories are not empty. The interplay between memory formation, distortion, and manipulation raises questions about the authenticity of our memories. While most of the inconsistencies between our memories and reality are minor, it is important to acknowledge the possibility of false memories. Knowing these limitations allows us to use our memory more effectively, knowing that our understanding of ourselves and the world will be based on these principles.

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