0 a condition in which someone remembers things, often bad childhood experiences, that did not really happen --
Davis also noted that without corroborative evidence (beyond the confessions) she would probably still have to prove she did not suffer from false memory syndrome or dissociative identity disorder.
Center faculty reported the first known case of hyperthymesia; they have also done research on false memory syndrome.
Pathological lying may also present as false memory syndrome, where the sufferer genuinely believes that fictitious events have taken place, regardless that these events are fantasies.
False memory syndrome differs from false memory in that the syndrome is heavily influential in the orientation of a person's life, while false memory can occur without this significant effect.
False autobiographical memory takes place when suggestions or additional outside information is provided to distort and change memory of events; this can also lead to false memory syndrome.
False memory syndrome is a controversial condition where people demonstrate conviction for vivid personal memories that are false.
In 1997 three of the charity's trustees resigned in a controversy over one of their number's links to a group associated with false memory syndrome.
Later skeptics would argue that an alleged false memory syndrome was a more plausible explanation.
