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5) We can remember things that didn’t even happen
As time goes on, it can be difficult to know how accurate our memories of an event are – indeed for many of our childhood memories, it can be hard to know for certain whether we’re remembering the firsthand event itself, or are simply recalling a story as told by our parents and from photos or home videos from the time.

But this concept has a far scarier implication which has been studied by psychologists. In an experiment, interviewers were able convince 70% of people they had committed a crime, when in reality they had not.

“In these sessions we had some participants recalling incredibly vivid details and re-enacting crimes they never committed” – Dr. Julia Shaw, University of Bedfordshire

This has huge implications for our legal system, and how eyewitness testimony is used in court, and provides another fascinating insight into how our brain actually works.