Our changeable memories: legal and practical implications

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Memory Engram Cells Have Come of Age. (2015, unknown): “In humans, memory distortions and illusions occur frequently, which often results from incorporation of misinformation into memory from external sources (Loftus, 2003; Roediger and McDermott, 1995; Schacter and Loftus, 2013).”
Visual long-term memory has a massive storage capacity for object details (2008, background): “In addition, it has been elegantly demonstrated that the details of visual memories can easily be interfered with by experimenter suggestion, a matter of serious concern for eyewitness testimony, as well as another indication that visual memories might be very sparse (9).”
A longitudinal investigation of the reliability of memories for trauma and other emotional experiences (2004, background): “A large body of research indicates that human memory is highly malleable and constructive (e.g. Loftus, 2003; Schacter, 2001), often deviating greatly from the objective reality of the experience.”
The Centrality of Language in Human Cognition (2016, background): “For example, memory for an event such as a car accident can be altered by asking people differently worded questions (Loftus, 2003).”