Palms of My Hands

I wander how can people who experienced the same event have radically different recollections of what happened? An Associated Press article I read summarized the results of dozens of studies on human memory: It says that far from being an indelible recording, human memory is fragile, incomplete, malleable and highly subject to suggestion.

Memories can change with time. In some cases, people may slightly alter their version of an event with each retelling, much like a fisherman’s exaggerated account of the “one that got away.” But an objective, factual record can correct the mental wanderings to which we’re all susceptible.