When the Story is both Consciously and Unconsciously Altered
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When the Story is both Consciously and Unconsciously Altered
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We trust our memories more than almost anything. But neuroscience tells us something surprising: memory doesn't work like a recording. It works more like reconstruction. Every time we remember something, our brain rebuilds the memory — sometimes changing it slightly along the way.
Over time, the stories we tell ourselves about the past can drift further and further from the actual event. In this episode, we explore the science of memory reconsolidation and what philosophers like Marcus Aurelius understood about how our interpretations shape our lives. Because maybe the past isn’t as fixed as we think. And maybe that’s not a flaw of the human mind… but one of its quiet freedoms.
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