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We used to believe that memories were best retrieved in the same place that they were first laid down. Like everything else we think we know, that's not so clear anymore.
We used to believe that memories were best retrieved in the same place that they were first laid down. Like everything else we think we know, that's not so clear anymore.
Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
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- Karen Joy Fowler
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- Approximate author period: c. 1950 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Karen Joy Fowler: documented birth year 1950; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4383379, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4383379 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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