'These findings contribute to a growing body of research that show that retrieving memories is an active process that can bias and even distort our memories,' added St Jacques.
Specifically, the results show that recalling memories from an observer-like perspective, instead of through your own eyes, leads to greater interaction between the anterior hippocampus and the posterior medial network.
'Our perspective when we remember changes which brain regions support memory and how these brain regions interact together,' explained Peggy St Jacques, assistant professor in the Faculty of Science'sDepartment of Psychology and co-author on the paper.
