Source-monitoring error
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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 [2] and other milder cases of delusion [3].
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