confabulation

confabulation /con·fab·u·la·tion/ (kon-fab″u-la´shun) unconscious filling in of gaps in memory by telling imaginary experiences.

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con·fab·u·la·tion (kn-fby-lshn)

n.

The unconscious filling of gaps in one's memory by fabrications that one accepts as facts.

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con·fabu·late v.

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Confabulation

An attempt to fill in memory gaps by fabricating information or details.

Mentioned in: Korsakoff's Syndrome

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confabulation

[kənfab′yəlā′shən]

Etymology: L, con + fabulari, to speak

the fabrication of experiences or situations, often recounted in a detailed and plausible way to fill in and cover up cognitive impairment or memory loss, which may be caused by alcoholism, especially in people with Korsakoff's psychosis; head injuries; dementia; or lead poisoning. Also called fabrication.

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confabulation (kn·faˈ·by·lāˑ·shn),

n fabrication of information that often occurs during hypnosis, when the unconscious encounters a memory gap and fills it with incorrect information.

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confabulation

Neurology The falsification of plausible experiences and events in response to questions about situations or events that are not recalled, as a means of 'covering' gaps in memory, a finding typical of Wernicke's encephalopathy. Cf False memory.