It’s known that when you recall a memory your brain is actually rewriting the entire memory all over again and not fetching it from some kind of memory “storage”, but how do scientists actually discover that or come to such a conclusion?

Question

It’s known that when you recall a memory your brain is actually rewriting the entire memory all over again and not fetching it from some kind of memory “storage”, but how do scientists actually discover that or come to such a conclusion?

In: Biology

Answer 1

You can perform studies with people where you ask them to recall events of which you have video recordings. When you press them to remember details or elaborate on something, they’ll often fill in the blanks, and not always with correct information. Once “recalled” they’ll remember the fake memory more vividly.