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Genes, Brain and Behavior

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volume 5 Issue S1, Pages 9 - 13

Published Online: 16 Jan 2006

Journal compilation © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society



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Commentary
Disputes over memory ownership: What memories are disputed?
M. Sheen , S. Kemp * and D. C. Rubin
  University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, and   Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Correspondence to   *Simon Kemp, Psychology Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
E-mail: simon.kemp@canterbury.ac.nz
Copyright Blackwell Munksgaard, 2006
KEYWORDS
Autobiographical memory • false memories • twins

ABSTRACT

The ownership of memories is sometimes disputed, particularly by twins. Examination of 77 disputed memories, 71 provided by twins, showed that most of the remembered events are negative and that the disputants appear to be self-serving. They claim for themselves memories for achievements and suffered misfortunes but are more likely to give away memories of personal wrongdoing. The research suggests that some of the memories in which we play a leading role might in fact have been the experiences of others.


Received 06 July 2004, revised 04 November 2004, accepted for publication 24 November 2004

DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00189.x About DOI

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