When you remember a past event, you’re actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself

The brain is one of the biggest and most complex organs in the human body. It is responsible for many different bodily functions and is capable of extraordinary things, so why has research shown that each time you recall a past event, your brain distorts it? A Northwestern Medicine study involving 70 people has shown that every time we remember an event that has happened from our past, our brain networks change in ways that actually alter the recall of the event. This means the next time you remember it, you might not remember the original event but what you … Continue reading When you remember a past event, you’re actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself