# Memory Reassembles the Past Rather Than Recording It by Kate Jeffery > “Some time ago, we learned that memory is not a record so much as a re-construction. We don’t recall events so much as reassemble them, and in doing so, crucial aspects of the original event may get substituted—it wasn’t Georgina you ran into that day, it was Julia; it wasn’t Monte Carlo, it was Cannes; it wasn’t sunny, it was actually overcast—it rained later, remember?” > **— Kate Jeffery**, *“Memory Is a Labile Fabrication,” Edge Annual Question, 2016* ## Sources and Context - **Original or near-original source:** [“Memory Is a Labile Fabrication,” Edge Annual Question, 2016](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26779) — Jeffery explains reconstructive memory through examples in which recalled details are substituted; she later discusses experimental memory alteration. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Autobiographical Memory|Autobiographical Memory]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Autobiographical Memory|Autobiographical Memory]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Some time ago, we learned that memory is not a record so much as a re-construction. We don’t recall events so much as reassemble them, and in doing so, crucial aspects of the original event may get substituted—it wasn’t Georgina you ran into that day, it was Julia; it wasn’t Monte Carlo, it was Cannes; it wasn’t sunny, it was actually overcast—it rained later, remember?” — Kate Jeffery, “Memory Is a Labile Fabrication,” Edge Annual Question, 2016 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-kate-jeffery-memory-reassembles-past ```