So we’ve established that memory is fundamental to our experience and identity. We’ve also established that memory is highly error-prone and flawed. How do we reconcile these two points? 

But how come the patients report everything being the same? Wouldn’t the left side of the brain realize that it’s not receiving any information from the right side?

Alright, thank you for speaking with us Dr. Mass. Up next after this short break we will be interviewing Martin Dockery, the first patient to wake up from hippocampal stimulation.