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Making False Memories New research looks at how the brain makes memories. Though there's no shortage of research on memory formation, this study has a twist -- the researchers imaged the brains of the study subjects as they made memories of events that didn't actually happen.

Making False Memories

Heard on Talk of the Nation

Ira Flatow

Making False Memories

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We'll also find out about new research looking at how the brain makes memories. Though there's no shortage of research on memory formation, this study has a twist -- the researchers imaged the brains of the study subjects as they made memories of events that didn't actually happen.

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Craig Stark, assistant professor of psychology, Johns Hopkins University