One thing that I have often wondered is, when you recall the memory of a particular event more than once, are you recalling the original "recording" of that event, or are you recalling your last recalling?
I.E. do you create a new "recording" of a particular event every time you recall it - and does that overwrite previous "recordings"?
If so, how does this affect the accuracy of the memory?
(Radiolab had
an episode on this. Have I mentioned I love radiolab recently?)
Is anyone aware of any research into this?
Every time you access a memory you change it. In fact, as far as the best research can tell, memory is as much an act of recreation as it is of recall. You seem not to actually remember many details, but instead fill them in is a you think they should be.
So in the specific of your idea of a new recording, it seems not; but in the general impression of memories being altered as they are recalled, you're correct.
Edited by Mr Jack, : No reason given.