While some recovered memories turn out to be true, Loftus says her experiments repeatedly show that memories are fragile possessions that are easily manipulated. But she does not condemn her subjects for being gullible.

Of adopting false memories, she said: "This behavior is entirely normal."

] Remember that wonderful day when Bugs Bunny hugged you at
] Disneyland? A new study shows just how easy it can be to
] induce false memories in the minds of some people.

I've read about these studies before. The human memory is extremely unreliable, and this has significant implications in court cases. We use statute limitations for this, but there may be more to it then time...