Memories are more like pieced-together pictures than accurate | Psy tips

Memories are more like pieced-together pictures than accurate snapshots

Even people with the best memories in the world can have "false memories."

The brain generally remembers the gist of what happens, then fills in the rest—sometimes inaccurately—which explains why you insist your wife was with you at a party six years ago, even though she's adamant she wasn't.