False memory formation during Covid-19 quarantine: age, sleep quality and emotional variables. Preliminary results

BONILLA, MATIAS; LEON, CANDELA S.; URRETA BENITEZ F; LIPPMAN-MAZZAGLIA N; CALVO C; GARRIDO M; FORCATO, CECILIA

Congreso; XXXV Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias. 2020. Virtual Meeting.; 2020

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias

False memories are memories of events that did not happen or are altered in their content. It has been shown that not only smalldistortions can be introduced into old memories but also entire memories of events that never occurred can be implanted1. Age is acrucial factor in the formation of false memories2. Currently there is no consensus on which age range is more vulnerable3. Since theCOVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression values are increased and these factors also influence the formation of false memories4,5,6.Thus, our aim was to study how age and mood factors, such as anxiety and depression, influence the formation of false memories.