Have you ever been absolutely certain about something from your past, only to discover you got it completely wrong? Not just a little wrong, but memorably, confidently wrong. Even stranger, millions ...

There has been very little research looking into the Mandela Effect as a memory phenomenon. But understanding why these icons trigger such specific false memories might give us more insight into how ...

Imagine a whole bunch of people remembering Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s. Not just a vague memory, but vivid details – his widow’s speech, even riots that followed. Sounds unreal, right ...

Nelson Mandela, a renowned freedom fighter and anti-apartheid activist, spent 27 years in prison, a tale of resilience and hardship. Yet, his compelling story is often distorted in collective memory, ...

Psychologists and researchers conclude that the Mandela Effect is similar in feeling and brain activity to deja vu or the distortion of memory. Memory is an incredible thing. It is triggered by the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Deepasri Prasad, Dartmouth College and Wilma Bainbridge, University of Chicago (THE ...

Experts don't know exactly what causes the Mandela effect, or false memories shared by a group. It may happen when your mind blends events and images or tries to fill in gaps with prior knowledge.