THC doesn’t just blur memories—it can create new ones that never happened. In a controlled experiment, cannabis users were much more likely to recall words that were never shown and struggled with ...

A new cognitive psychology study reveals that our susceptibility to false memories depends heavily on how believable a suggested event is, and whether we are told it happened just once or repeatedly.

A Vivid Memory Intensifies Distortions and False Beliefs. We assume that remembering more means remembering accurately. But ...

False accusations stand apart from other lies because of their violation of basic beliefs about human interactions and because of their lingering effects.

A controlled experiment tied to the MIT Media Lab found that conversational AI chatbots powered by large language models can sharply increase the rate at which people form false memories about events ...

For the second consecutive year, the hypercompetitive category of best international film at the Academy Awards includes a Brazilian film that has also earned a nomination for best ...

Waking up feeling worse for wear? You could be suffering from the ‘false rest’ effect - Is your brain clocking in the hours, but not doing the work? To mark World Sleep Day, an expert weighs in on how ...

Cannabis is often known for its relaxing effects, but scientists are increasingly studying how it affects the brain, especially memory. A new study from Washington State University suggests that ...

To recover from abuse or another traumatic experience, some people turn to a therapy called eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing, or EMDR. But this may present problems if these people pursue ...

An individual has been described by a neighbor as follows: “Steve is very shy and withdrawn, invariably helpful but with little interest in people or in the world of reality. A meek and tidy soul, he ...

An international team of physicists has uncovered a subtle but important twist in how “memory” works in quantum systems.

Tal Hagin, an open-source intelligence analyst based in Israel, compiles misinformation and shares his findings on X daily. He said he’s seen people recycling footage of Iranian missile strikes in ...