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When memory loss blurs the line between truth and fiction

My memory isn't what it was and I'm starting to make up details to fill in the gaps and I can't tell if I'm lying or just confused.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cognitive changes can compromise the reliability of one's own narrative without clear awareness of the distortion.

Ideas that help explain it
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