Scientists Implant False Memories in Mice
Now where did I put that cheese...?
"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events," said Albert Einstein. It is also deceptive because it is frequently wrong, sometimes dangerously so.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed the ability to implant mice with false memories. The memories can be easily induced and are just as strong as real memories, physiological proof of something psychologists and lawyers have known for years.
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