That's exactly what you would expect from a reconstructive memory system.
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Collective memory has an extraordinary power, and it stems from the collaborative, reconstructive nature of memory itself.
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Eyewitness testimonies can be very unreliable, not only because of the illusion of attention, but also because of the reconstructive nature of memory.
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We know that some forms of memory are reconstructive, and that they probably change each time we recall them, so would there be corresponding changes in the neuronal network encoding them?
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Every recollection is a reconstructive process, involving stitching together memory fragments rather than reproducing a ready-made whole.
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As a result, memory also ends up being a reconstructive process, and occasionally, details are deleted and others inserted.
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These regions are involved with reconstructive mnemonic processes and self-referential processes, both integral to autobiographical memory retrieval.
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That's fighting through four reconstructive surgeries in the days and months following the accident that left her with almost zero memory of the days surrounding the ordeal.