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the only museum that rewrites its exhibits every time you visit.
means The mental faculty by which information and past experiences are stored, retained, and recalled.
from From Latin memoria, "remembrance," built on memor, "mindful, remembering." This in turn traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)mer-, meaning to remember or be anxious about — a cousin of words for care and mourning, hinting that the things we remember are often the things we couldn't let go. It reached English through Old French memorie in the medieval period, and shares deep roots with "memorial," "commemorate," and the Roman goddess Memoria herself.
- reconstruction
- Recalling alters the memory, not just retrieves it.
- flashbulb myth
- Vivid 'where were you' memories are often confidently wrong.
- smell shortcut
- Scent reaches memory before the thinking brain catches up.
- false implants
- People can recall entire events that never happened.
- sleep filing
- The brain sorts and saves memories while you dream.
henry molaison — patient hm who lost ability to form new memories after 1953 brain surgery, studied for 55 years by neuroscientists
simonides of ceos — ancient greek poet who invented the memory palace technique around 556 bce after witnessing a building collapse
kim peek — savant with hyperthymesia who memorized over 12,000 books and inspired the film rain man