Confabulations

/ˌkɑnfæbjəˈleɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural form; instances where memory gaps are unconsciously filled with false or invented details that the person believes to be true.

Etymology

From Latin 'confabulari' (to talk together, originally meaning to converse, but evolved to mean filling gaps with false details) with -ations suffix creating plural noun form.

Kelly Says

Confabulations are why eyewitnesses can be so confidently wrong—the brain doesn't distinguish between real and invented memories, making false details feel absolutely genuine and vivid.

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