![]() ![]() it underscores the similarities between true and false memories at an even more profound level" than researchers generally think. "If you sincerely think you were being abducted by aliens, you were." The study suggests that the physical reactions to false memories are the same as those to true memories, says psychologist Michelle Leichtman of the University of New Hampshire, Durham. The response to trauma "is driven by emotional beliefs, whether accurate or not," McNally reported. (Indeed, more than half of the alien abductees exhibited some symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.) The stress responses mirrored those of people remembering Vietnam combat events and childhood sexual abuse. All measures were elevated as the abductees listened to their kidnapping stories. That was the year in which a young American soldier found. While volunteers listened to the stories, the researchers measured heart rate, sweating, and facial muscle tension. Evidence of serious, government concerns about the alien abduction phenomenon began in the 1950s. One of the only noted cases of interstellar romance, was this unlikely tale of two star-crossed lovers, South African born human Elizabeth Klarer, and the Meton born alien Akon. Look for turquoise belt buckles and tattoos of geckos or kokopelli. And if you don’t, just go find some desert people the more deserty, the better. I know someone who swears he was abducted. To test how six female and four male "abductees" responded when remembering, the researchers created short audiotapes based on the volunteers' abduction stories. The Passionate Love Story of Akon and Elizabeth Klarer. 40 of Americansbelieve aliens have visited the planet, and nearly 3 of Americanssay they’ve actually been abducted. An alien abduction story helps people disposed to believe in such things make sense of an unexplained circumstance, like a few lost hours, sudden bruises, or a generalized feeling of anxiety. ![]() McNally investigated people who had memories that were clearly fake-namely, memories of alien abductions. Alien abduction refers to the phenomenon of people reporting the experience of being kidnapped by a unusual figure subjected to physical and psychological experimentation. Psychologist Richard McNally of Harvard University wanted to know how deep the conviction goes: Do people who remember false traumatic events show the same physiological reactions to the memories as others who experienced real trauma? These scary alien abduction cases contain mysteries that still haven’t been solved. The study suggests that the physical reactions to false memories are the same as those to. People who create memories of trauma are often as steadfast in their belief in the reality of the incident as real-life trauma survivors are. If you sincerely think you were being abducted by aliens, you were. People who have endured horrible ordeals shudder and shake when they recall the events. The results add to evidence that even the most vivid recollections are not always trustworthy. DENVER-Like the people in audiotape commercials who can't tell a recording from a live singer, researchers can't distinguish the physiological responses to false memories from those to the real thing, according to results presented here at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ( ScienceNOW's publisher) on 17 February. ![]()
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