Monday, June 10, 2013

Try to remember . . .

Our memory is not like a video camera; indeed it may change every time we recollect something. Here's a fascinating view of memory -- and a reminder why we prefer sources created soon after the fact!
http://hnn.us/articles/how-memory-works-interview-dr-daniel-l-schacter





"How Memory Works: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Schachter," History News Network (http://hnn.us/articles/how-memory-works-interview-dr-daniel-l-schacter : accessed June 2013).


Harold Henderson, "Try to remember...," Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog, posted 10 June 2013 (http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com : accessed [access date]). [Please feel free to link to the specific post if you prefer.] 

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