Obscure Links - February 16, 2026¶
Theme: Memory Manipulation
Today's curated discoveries from the hidden corners of the web.
1. The Ethical Implications of Memory Manipulation in Psychotherapy – British Psychotheray Institute¶
The role of memory in psychotherapy has long been a subject of debate, with new research highlighting the potential risks of memory distortion during therapy sessions. As clinicians guide clients through past experiences, the process of recalling memories can sometimes lead to unintentional alterations, shaping an i...
2. “Ask for a Miracle”: Memory, Manipulation, and Displacement in the Cooper-Young Neighborhood¶
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“Ask for a Miracle”: Memory, Manipulation, and Displacement in the Cooper-Young Neighborhood Authors Hannah Clevenger DOI: https://doi.org/10.7577/rerm.3852 Abstract Through a combination of walking, archival, and arts-based research methodologies, this paper expands the experiential process of creating a visual rep...
3. Troubles with Remembering; or, The Seven Sins of Memory Studies - DRB¶
Donate Remembering the Troubles: Contesting the Recent Past in Northern Ireland , by Jim Smyth (ed), University of Notre Dame Press, 218 pp, $40, ISBN 978-0268-101749 Memory, unlike history, works best when looking backwards. Let us therefore begin at the end.
4. Resource - Manipulating Human Memory Through Reconsolidation: Ethical Implications of a New Therapeutic Approach - Bi...¶
Abstract Memories are fundamental to human experience: We are in many ways the products of our pasts, recorded in memory. The influence of memory over