Researchers implanted false memories in 52 subjects with an average age of 23 and had assistant from the volunteers' parents. In the second part of the study, researchers tried to see whether they could reverse the false memories over two additional interviews. Following this portion of the study, the team found that more participants rejected the false memories. After those interviews, fewer study subjects subscribed to the fake memories, though a few people still described the false memories in detail, the study found. 'One strong practical implication is that false memories can be substantially reduced by easy-to-implement techniques without causing collateral damage to true memories.'

Source: Daily Mail March 23, 2021 15:51 UTC