Confabulation is an early sign of dementia, and often involves creating false memories from past experiences. It occurs without intention to deceive. Confabulation can result from brain damage to the ...

Confabulation is a symptom of various memory disorders in which made-up stories fill in any gaps in memory. German psychiatrist Karl Bonhoeffer coined the term “confabulation” in 1900. He used it to ...

Broadly defined, confabulation is the production of fictitious stories. There are different forms of confabulation, which have been classified in different ways by several authors. This multiplicity ...

Dear Carol: I’m my mom’s only daughter, so we are close. Mom was recently diagnosed with mixed dementia, so I moved her in with me and I’m trying to learn how to care for her. She’s always been a ...

Why the brain fills in the gaps—even when it shouldn't Medically reviewed by Shaheen Lakhan, MD, PhD, FAAN Confabulation is when someone unconsciously remembers things that didn't happen. People who ...

Dear Carol: My mom burned pans when she cooked, got overdue notices on bills, and has become incontinent. Since she wasn’t safe living alone, for now, she’s living with me while we wait for a room in ...