"It’s worth looking at," according to Dr. Lane.
In response to an audience question as to whether the recent neuroscience findings regarding memory have implications for the recovered memory controversy and the issue of therapist-induced memories, Dr. Ryan said unequivocally yes.
"Our work gives us an understanding of the mechanism how that could occur. Psychotherapists must be extraordinarily careful in how they engage the individual in recollection of traumatic events because it’s so easy to change a memory in fundamental ways," she observed.
She and Dr. Lane declared having no relevant financial interests.