Why do some amnesics confabulate while others do not?
From the nature.com
For some, this is incentive to confabulate.
From the forbes.com
Some amnesic patients not only fail to remember, they also confabulate-that is, they invent simple or fantastic stories about their recent doings.
From the nature.com
Republicans must size up the true dimensions of their victories, even as Democrats confabulate what strategic mischief they can wreak once Congress reconvenes.