The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory

It's amazing how people can 'remember' events that never happened. Also, confused thought can lead some to claim one person did so and so, when in fact, it was someone else. It's not good to look like someone's ex-husband or the like. Also, mass hysteria can lead to people wanting to be swept up in the group think. Nowadays, you have such an abundance of "metoo" claims flying around that one opines which are true or not true. I'm not meaning to detract from authentic claimants, but only to caution against the type of witch hunt hysteria that leads to guilty until proven innocent types of declarations. Such actions can be very disruptive to any nation.

Worthy read, as everyone should be aware of the misconceptions and issues with human memory. Filled with scientific citations, anecdotes and provoking information. Though, it is not overly scientific making it helpful for a layman like me to understand these complicated aspects to our persona. I discovered how fragile memory is to our identity 6 years ago when a loved one developed false memories of abuse that never occurred. Since then I have read everything I can get my hands on related to this intriguing topic. In short, we have a lot of misconceptions about how our memory works and we still have a lot to learn.

Just finished the bookInteresting topic people never think about.The information is somewhat frightening and strongly suggests that no one should ever be alone without someone who can document their activities. This is so because if you are ever accused of a crime you cannot rely on a fair and just outcome which could be based on verbal items entered as evidence.SadAlso as a scientist familiar, I have some questions about the citations regarding neural timing that were mentioned in this book.LARRY

I've listened to this book and read it. It provides a great overview of the science of memory and for me has provided a great jumping platform to delve more deeply into the research being done in this field. I am so glad to have read this book and have been introduced to such legendary memory scientists such as Elizabeth Loftus and her research. Kudos to Dr. Julia Shaw for providing an easily accessible pervue of memory science!

I heard her on George Norway's radio program. I wanted to know how she could quickly convince a jury of memory problems. I did not get that information. I wanted a longer book.

This book is all about how we renege things and Julia Shaw does an amazing job of explaining how everything works.

Memory is such a tricky and important part of psychology, but few know exactly how it works and (equally importantly) fails us. Critical reading for our age.

A very good book that is useful for those who are fascinated by memory and its possible deviances.

Informative, interesting and exactly what I was looking for.If I remember it correctly...Nope, I’m positive it was good.Buy it.I think.

Wonderful and thought provoking memory information.Dismissing myths and giving information that should be taken on board by police and CPS.

The author debugs numerous memory myths and helps you build a comprehensive understanding of how memory works and its limitations. The book is well written and logically structured, with vivid and interesting examples. In parts technical, but the key takeaways are very useful and gives you food for thought. I would recommend this book to my colleagues in the investment industry, but also anyone else who relies on memory based judgement (which arguably is everyone).

Brilliant insight into our memory. Written with a strong level of supporting academic evidence and not afraid of challenging contemporary thought on the subject.

Enjoyable tour of memory science and the practical (and impractical) applications of how the human capacity to remember works.