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Confabulation is a type of memory error in which gaps in a person's memory are unconsciously filled with fabricated, misinterpreted, or distorted information.
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It is generally associated with certain types of brain damage or a specific subset of dementias.
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It is not intentional lying.
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Confabulations are usually autobiographical, involving people misremembering their own experiences.
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Treatment for confabulation may include cognitive rehabilitation, medications, and psychotherapy.
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In psychology, confabulation is a memory error defined as the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world. It is generally associated with certain types of brain damage (especially aneurysm in the anterior communicating artery ) or a specific subset of dementias .
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Confabulation is a type of memory error in which gaps in a person's memory are unconsciously filled with fabricated, misinterpreted, or distorted information. When someone confabulates, they are confusing things they have imagined with real memories.
A person who is confabulating is not lying .
Confabulation: Definition, Examples, and Treatments - Verywell Mind
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Confabulations are usually autobiographical, involving people misremembering their own experiences. Sometimes they place experiences in the wrong time or place. They may wrongly recall other details, large or small. Occasionally confabulations have little basis in reality.
What Is Confabulation? How the Brain May Create False Memories - WebMD
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Confabulation is a neuropsychologic condition in which patients offer explanations in a sincere and forthcoming manner despite being unaware of the truth. From: Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists (Eighth Edition),…
Confabulation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
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