![Memory distortion is real: Here’s why your brain creates false or distorted memories](https://thriveworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/etienne-pauthenet-335823-e1508860199449.jpg?w=1024)
Rarely do we second guess the validity of our memory, but the truth is that our minds do sometimes deceive us by creating false or distorted memories. A recent study demonstrated this phenomenon, as participants claimed to remember viewing footage of United 93 crashing in Pennsylvania on September 11—but this…