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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...