Are all of your memories real? - Daniel L. Schacter
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In a 1990’s study, participants recalled getting lost in a shopping mall as children. Some shared these memories in vivid detail, but there was one problem: none of these people had actually gotten lost in a mall. They produced these false memories after psychologists told them they’d gotten lost and parents confirmed it. So what’s going on? Daniel Schacter explores the fallibility of our memory.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Daniel L. Schacter
- Director AIM Creative Studios, Ana Luísa Farinha
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Ana Luísa Farinha
- Illustrator Ana Luísa Farinha
- Animator André Cunha, Cristina Neto
- AIM Creative Studios Producer Tom Knight
- Sound Designer André Aires
- Music André Aires
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
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