Conditions That Cause Confabulation

The human brain is full of mysteries, and one of the most unusual psychiatric issues that can develop is confabulation, a type of memory error where an individual has false memories. A person dealing with confabulation does not intend to deceive others, but they are under the impression of completely false facts and that their memories are true. The patient may give relatively coherent and logical accounts of their false memory, or the fake memory may have elements of fantasy, fairy tales, or history that make it entirely illogical. Confabulation is fairly rare, and it is usually a sign an individual has some sort of cognitive issue.