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	is the bestest and only mommy for E	really?? that's awesome! or maybe not? lol   Posted by is the bestest and only mommy for E on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 2:09 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	haha...   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:04 AM [Reply to this]

	Bob the Buddha Absconditus Bob Hoeppner	Or, as CSI puts it, eyewitness testimony is the least reliable forensic evidence.   Posted by Bob the Buddha Absconditus on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 2:13 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	When in doubt trust in CSI!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Duncan de la Montagne	I disagree. What changes is our perception of the event imprinted on our brain and this is due to personal growth. We become able to look at the events of our life in a fresh and hopefully more mature light.   Posted by Duncan de la Montagne on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 2:56 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	Well the memory of the actual event is what changes, we see it differently...even if we don't realize it we do. The memory is no longer authentic...it becomes less of the external world, and more of our own internal uniqueness.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Duncan de la Montagne	Often studies have a another purpose and their author's an ulterior motive, or those who fund the research. Question everything, Jess.   Posted by Duncan de la Montagne on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 5:54 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	I do question... but in this case, I highly doubt there is malice.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 9, 2008 - Sunday - 3:34 AM [Reply to this]

	Michael	I have heard about this -- maybe on NPR (sorry I can't remember). But the idea is that each time we recall something we actually reconstruct it, interpreting the episode through subsequent experiences. And in doing so, we sort of cover over the original memory, and then when we recall the event again, we remember the reconstructed event, only once more interpreting it through our later experiences. And so on. So, the more someone dwells on an episode, like a trauma, the less accurate the memory becomes. A friend of mine was a witness to a pretty terrible car accident and, in the legal proceedings that followed, he was required to recount what he saw over and over again. He confessed to me that by the end, he wasn't sure anymore what exactly had happened.   Posted by Michael on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 2:58 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	I guess in questions regarding facts...like what color was the car, what time of day was it, etc. we can write down the 'facts' as soon as we see them and when we look back on the 'transcript' we can 'recall' the events with great accuracy...but in questions of what did we feel like when it happened, what did it look like, what did it taste like, there is only the fragile 'truth' from reconstruction.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:12 AM [Reply to this]

	RoQ☆	In a way. I've a safe box that stores my most genuine memories. I thought this was more about, forgetting to remember how great you are - for instance, when the chips are down - and having to remind yourself later on because you at one point, had forgotten. Although sometimes you think about something so much, the intensity of the memory slowly dissipates. I thought when you started mixing in your "current thoughts, feelings, surroundings, etc." there was a word for that: Senile. I might be wrong. *Remembers cQool, breezy, sunny && lovely Spring days such as this one when Jessica mixed their lemonade* Then again, I "might", be wrong. ( :   Posted by RoQ☆ on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 3:07 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	Well hypothetically if you only recall your "most precious" memories once every 20 years or so...they will be very authentic.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:13 AM [Reply to this]

	RoQ☆	Silly ( : But true in a sense. Now if my mind had a 20 year time capsule.. To the LabORatory Pinky!   Posted by RoQ☆ on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:49 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	"time capsule" I like that.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 9, 2008 - Sunday - 3:34 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	well, look at it this way...if they do still bring you pain, you are experiencing pain of "something more made up" then the real thing....so yes the pain may be real, but the catalyst of the pain comes from mostly made up things...and you shouldn't be frightened of made up things, right? It's like a "boogie man" memory.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:16 AM [Reply to this]

	Art Art Noble	Or, perhaps these studies are a mechanism for discounting our experiences? I agree with Duncan. Art   Posted by Art on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 3:29 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	hmmm...I don't know....   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:17 AM [Reply to this]

	a pessimist (Yes, I'm ignorant. And?) Some Guy	That's just depressing. :P   Posted by a pessimist (Yes, I'm ignorant. And?) on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 3:32 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	haha...it can be can't it.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:18 AM [Reply to this]

	McJeffrey	That is so true. Everyone has that ONE great life experience story and mine always gets a bit embelished on as the years go by. I guess memories are what you make of them. I just feel bad for people who are wrongly imprisoned because of someone's botched witness testimony. But that's another subject for another time.....   Posted by McJeffrey on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 4:25 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	ooo, keep remembering it and then blog about it like in 10 years...NOW, that would be a pretty fantastic blog!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:19 AM [Reply to this]

	THE Reverend	That is why there is no such thing as the truth. Every time you recall a story, in some way your version will include a lie. It is impossible for the human brain to be able to retain and orate the facts exactly as they were. Like you said, how things are remembered changes depending on the current enviroment. You can swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, but the 'I do' you give is not true at all this time either:)   Posted by THE Reverend on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 5:28 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	Well if you wanted to go even farther, you could say that there isn't a real initial 'truth experience' to began with, because we can only perceive things through our senses, so we see the world as we are, not as it is.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:21 AM [Reply to this]

	Michael Angelo	That makes sense. Everytime I remember something bad, it becomes exponentially worse each time I recall it. It gets to the point where I question my own memory and say, "it couldn't have been that bad"   Posted by Michael Angelo on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 6:11 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	Hmmm, with bad memories though...I wonder if we just kind of know that they are bad, and maybe react to the knowledge of "badness" because when we experience something chemicals rush around in our brains and bodies doing all kinds of crazy things...and when we remember the incident we don't have the same chemical reaction. (for the most part)   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	haha...thanks.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Joe Quarles, short fiction writer joseph quarles	Good point. I thought I read somewhere about that effect, but then again, I may have mis-remembered it....   Posted by Joe Quarles, short fiction writer on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 8:35 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	haha!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Jorge Jorge Concepcion	Never would have thought of that but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for the info.   Posted by Jorge on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 11:22 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	thanks for reading.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Easy Rog ;)	I understand the concept. Think I'd have to study it for awhile. Good to be here. Have a fun weekend. Rog ;)   Posted by Easy Rog ;) on March 7, 2008 - Friday - 11:31 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	hope you have a good weekend too!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:24 AM [Reply to this]

	Hush Prelude (BadWriter)	Eternal Sunshine and the Spotless Mind had it all wrong!   Posted by Hush Prelude (BadWriter) on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 1:01 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	I so love that movie!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:24 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	I think I will in another blog...I was going to write a poem about it instead of writing it out, but I've been so busy lately I just haven't had time to be all poetic and such... I will write more about this topic later though...and I'll find the research to back it up too!   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:26 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	thanks for the kudos... kudos=♥   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:29 AM [Reply to this]

	sci-Dharma-fi	that is an interesting idea. but it makes me wonder about those memories we store and dont want to remember...   Posted by sci-Dharma-fi on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 5:38 AM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	well repressed memories, are the some of the most authentic ones... for example if you have a memory of being bitten by a dog when you were a child and in the memory the dog is bigger then you...that memory is probably more authentic then a memory of being bit by a dog when you were a child and you are much, much taller then the dog.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 6:28 AM [Reply to this]

	James James Moses	L Notes.... Excellent point, because there are many times I find myself recounting a memory to someone, then in the midst of telling it, I think...hmm...while truthful, it has changed slightly from when it actually happened. I hope that you are well during all of this harsh winter weather. Luv James   Posted by James on March 8, 2008 - Saturday - 11:31 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	Well it's true in a sense...but there are many senses you know.   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 9, 2008 - Sunday - 3:35 AM [Reply to this]

	DeZ ♥	pretty interesting i never knew that ^_^ learn something new everyday   Posted by DeZ ♥ on March 9, 2008 - Sunday - 10:20 PM [Reply to this]

	Jessica Mara	=)   Posted by Jessica Mara on March 9, 2008 - Sunday - 10:53 PM [Reply to this]

	Bryan	I think when certain parts of a memory are tied to a sense or emotion it is very accurate. I remember the look on my mother's face as she came into the door. When my brother and sister and I were dancing on the kitchen table she came back from being out and at that very second the table came crashing down. I also remember the sensation of falling. True i dont remember why we were dancing on the table or why she was out but certain things are very vivid in that memory.   Posted by Bryan on March 13, 2008 - Thursday - 12:33 AM [Reply to this]