Source-monitoring error

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Definition

Source-monitoring error is the term used by the many fields of neuroscience for the brain's failure to correctly determine whether a specific memory comes from short term or long term memory and which other memories might be associated with it.

This sort of error has been linked to Schizophrenia [1] and other milder cases of delusion [2].

References

• Clinical and Neurocognitive Aspects of Source Monitoring Errors in Schizophrenia Sophia Vinogradov, M.D., Jason Willis-Shore, B.A., John H. Poole, Ph.D., Emily Marten, B.A., Beth A. Ober, Ph.D. and Gregory K. Shenaut, Ph.D., 1997
• Belief in Reincarnation Tied to Memory Errors
• Moving Your Eyes Improves Memory, Study Suggests

See also

• False memory