Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 13, 2026

A Prediction Error-driven Retrieval Procedure for Destabilizing and Rewriting Maladaptive Reward Memories in Hazardous Drinkers
Published on: January 5, 2018
Abstract:
False-memory syndrome describes the 'recovery' of memories of traumatic events which did not take place. 'Recovered' memories are created as a result of suggestion or other psychological maneuvers. This means that memories can be implanted. The author suggests that the possibility of use of implantation of 'good' memories for the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders should be explored and that implantation of 'good' memories may be called 'positive memory creation therapy'. The author also suggests that memory creation treatment should be used under strict ethical and legal control.
Related Concept Videos
Higher Mental Functions of Brain: Learning and Memory
Understanding Memory
Storage
Traumatic Memory
Repressed Memory
Amnesia
The severity and duration of memory loss vary depending on the type and underlying cause. Amnesia is classified into two main types: retrograde and anterograde.
Retrograde amnesia is marked by the loss of memories formed before the onset of the condition. Patients may recall distant past events but often forget those occurring shortly before the incident.
Anterograde...

