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Piotr loves to tell a good story, and his friends have noticed that, over time, some of his stories have changed slightly. every time he accesses a memory, it can be affected by new circumstances. this can be explained by the theory of

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This can be explained by the theory of reconsolidation. This is a process in which previously-consolidated memories can be made labile again through reactivation of the memory trace.
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