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Manufactured Memories

Notes Paul Kennedy at The Defense Rests:According to this article in the new issue of Scientific American, researchers at the University of California, Irvine, were able to manufacture memories for 25% of the subjects in a memory study. The ability to "create" memories of events that never took place places further doubt about the reliability of identification testimony by eyewitnesses.The implications for the justice system of this observation are quite significant, not just in the area of eyewitness testimony but also regarding false confessions.

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 10, 2010 (boomark / email).