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How alcohol, time and trying to forget trauma can change what we remember [pbs.org]

 

The allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh share the two themes of alcohol and how memories change over time.

Christine Blasey Ford, who is scheduled to testify Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, said she consumed a beer at the party where a teenage Brett Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her; he and his friend Mark Judge had been heavily intoxicated, according to her account.

Deborah Ramirez, who came forward Sunday, alleged that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a college party. She recalled being heavily intoxicated at the time, and later required six days of self-reflection and a lawyer consultation to feel confident about her memories.

[For more on this story by Nsikan Akpan, go to https://www.pbs.org/newshour/s...nge-what-we-remember]

For another story on a similar topic see When the News Itself Is a Form of Trauma.

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