'False memories' warning
Memories of highly charged events can be totally inaccurate and too unreliable to use in court, a conference has heard.
Psychologist Dr James Ost said people create false memories which can pose problems for police investigating major crimes, social workers investigating families where abuse is suspected, adults who believe they have "recovered" memories from childhood trauma and for the courts where witness testimony is relied upon.
He told the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool many people can be persuaded they have seen things which never happened.
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