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  1. Confabulation - Wikipedia

    Confabulation occurs when individuals mistakenly recall false information, without intending to deceive. Brain damage, dementia, and anticholinergic toxidrome can cause this distortion. …

  2. Confabulation: Definition, Examples, and Treatments - Verywell …

    Feb 14, 2025 · Confabulation is a type of memory disruption that leads to inaccurate, distorted, or even fabricated memories. Learn why confabulated memories occur and how to cope.

  3. What Is Confabulation? How the Brain May Create False Memories - WebMD

    Jul 16, 2023 · Normal mistakes in memory become confabulation when people remember false information in vivid detail, often claiming to relive the event. They may exhibit genuine …

  4. Confabulation - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Confabulation is a neuropsychiatric disorder wherein a patient generates a false memory without the intention of deceit. [1] The patient believes the statement to be truthful, hence the …

  5. Confabulation: Definition, Causes, and Examples - Healthline

    May 3, 2017 · Confabulation is a symptom of various memory disorders in which made-up stories fill in any gaps in memory. German psychiatrist Karl Bonhoeffer coined the term …

  6. What is confabulation? - Medical News Today

    Dec 19, 2023 · Confabulation is the act of producing fabricated or distorted information while being genuinely unaware that the information is false. A person who confabulates is not …

  7. Confabulation: When the Message Is Honest, Even If Untrue

    Oct 14, 2022 · Confabulation refers to memory errors that may lead to false accounts of past events. It is unintentional and most often, the person isn’t aware their memory isn’t accurate.

  8. Confabulation: Definition, Causes, Treatments - Healthgrades

    Sep 12, 2022 · Confabulation, or honest lying, is creating false memories with no intention of deceit. Learn about confabulation types, causes, and how to find treatment.

  9. Confabulation in Psychology: Understanding False Memories

    Sep 15, 2024 · Confabulation is like a master illusionist of the mind, creating believable narratives out of thin air. Unlike lying, which involves intentional deception, confabulation occurs when …

  10. What Is the Confabulation Thought Process in Psychology?

    Confabulation is a thought process defined as the unintentional creation of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories. This memory disturbance involves producing false information …