False memories feel like real memories.

虚假的记忆感觉就像真实的记忆。

What causes this shared false memory for specific icons?

是什么导致了特定图像的共通型错误记忆？

And this is what we call a false memory.

这就是我们所称的“虚假记忆”。

False memories are a byproduct of a really healthy and important process.

虚假的记忆是真正健康且重要的思维过程的副产品。

And if you thought we did, I just gave you a false memory.

如果你以为我们有，表示我成功的植入虚假记忆在你脑中了。

A false memory you might have created to make sense of this report.

那可能只是你为了使这份报告看起来合理而创造的伪记忆。

The concept of shared false memories spread to other forums and websites, including Reddit.

于是共享虚假记忆的概念传播到了其他论坛和网站，包括Reddit。

Instead, supposed " encounters" might be a result of a common psychological phenomenon: false memories.

相反，所谓的“邂逅”可能是一种常见的心理现象：错误的记忆。

We found that this false memory effect was incredibly strong, across multiple different ways of testing memory.

我们发现，在多种不同的记忆测试方法中，这种错误记忆效应非常强烈。

Finally, some studies have been able to successfully implant false childhood memories into test subjects.

最后，某些研究显示我们有办法将假的儿时记忆植入受试者的脑中。

That's why a detective who asks leading questions can inadvertently plant a false memory in a witness.

这就是为什么一个提出引导性问题的侦探会在不经意间给证人植入错误的记忆。

Often, individuals might create false memories, called confabulations, or might have difficulty placing a specific memory in time.

有时候个体可能会产生错误的记忆，称为虚构，或者可能难以及时输入一段特定的记忆。

But understanding why these icons trigger such specific false memories might give us more insight into how false memories form.

但是，若能了解这些对象为什么会引发如此具体的错误记忆，或许会让我们更深入地了解错误记忆是如何形成的。

In particular, it suggests that the story we tell ourselves about who we are is the biggest “false memory” of all.

尤其是，我们告诉自己的关于我们是谁的故事是其中最错误的记忆。

So, maybe it's a false memory where this is later on mistakenly attributed.

所以，也许这是一个错误的记忆，后来被错误地归因。

But you have to describe, based on the lecture materials and the readings, how to implant a false memory.

但你必须根据讲座材料和阅读材料描述如何植入错误记忆。

In any case, they can end up convincing themselves they were abducted by aliens, and can construct detailed, false memories of their experience.

在任何情况下，他们最终都可以说服自己，说自己被外星人绑架了，并且可以对他们的经历创建虚假但详尽的记忆。

She realized that many other people also shared this same false memory and wrote an article about her experience on her website.

她意识到许多其他人也有着同样的错误记忆，便在自己的网站上写了一篇关于她的经历的文章。

This study was small, but the authors suggest this kind of misattribution has a big role to play in the creation of false memories.

这项研究规模很小，但作者认为，这种错误归因在产生错误记忆方面起到了很大的作用。

It's filled with false memories of a lifetime up to the present moment, when it perceives a video saying these very words, before decaying.

它盛满了虚假的一生记忆，直到此时此刻，直到在它消失前接收到这个视频，说着这些话。