6 unbelievable facts about your own memories

Our memories are really more complicated than you think. Even sometimes what you remember is not your memory.

Memory is a relatively vague concept in science. Basically, memories are defined as what the brain stores information received in life.

But the way the brain receives information is not simple at all. It has to go through a very complex process, requiring the participation of all five possible senses. That is why your memories are not the same as what you are imagining.

Curious? Come to the 6 facts below to know what is "unbelievable" feeling .

1. What you remember is probably not your memory

In fact, your memories are built by many factors , including the memories of others. Every time we remember a moment in the past, nerve cells act like when we form a completely new memory.

Your memories are built by many factors.

That is when we share a certain information, we accidentally changed it a bit. This is also the reason that word-of-mouth stories become easy to lose, because the insiders constantly add salt into it. And so after all, your memories become completely wrong again.

Not to mention, when we hear a storyteller, the "banana" brain lurks the opportunity to . steal that person's memories that we cannot control. The scene is playing the story and talking suddenly and suddenly realized that the main character is the one sitting listening, do you feel familiar? If yes, this is the reason.

2. Another lie, which says other truths

Sometimes, you will fall into a quarrel with a group of friends about a story that the same content, each one tells.

They didn't lie, they just didn't tell the truth.

The problem here is that it is possible for only one person to be right, but they may all be wrong. But they didn't lie, they just didn't tell the truth.

The reason here lies in the phenomenon of "false memories" - false memory. This phenomenon occurs when the information you remember seems to be a memory, but it is not true to the facts in some details. The story is the same, but the main character changes.

3. In your opinion, what is long term memory?

Is it memories that last for weeks, months, even throughout your life?

Long-term memories are defined as what you remember more . 30 seconds.

No, it is not! In fact, long-term memories are defined as what you remember more . 30 seconds. The memory lasting only 1 minute has been called long term.

4. Why can't you remember what happened during your childhood?

Basically, we won't be able to form any memory until it's about 2 1/2 years old.

Why? Because before that, our brains weren't big enough to store and organize information around. This phenomenon is called "childhood amnesia" - a childhood coma - the name comes from the extremely vague feeling when we are anesthetized.

We will not be able to form any memory until about 2 1/2 years old.

Even in the following years, we are somewhat affected by this phenomenon, making memories in the period of 3-7 years relatively unclear.

5. Be careful of your memories in big events

What you remember in big events, however obvious, is not necessarily true.

You can tell what happens at that time, but the information is often misleading.

The big event here is extremely big and important, like the 9/11 American explosion, or the recent Paris bombing. You can tell what happens at that time, but the information is often misleading.

6. Sometimes memories are just fantasies

Because when we remember, we use the same brain area to imagine, so the two processes are very easy to confuse.

We again use the same brain area to imagine.

That is why we sometimes dream with real. And so there's a "brainwashing" story - putting fake memories in a person's brain like in some Hollywood movies.