User:WesSleeman/Mnemono-Eidotic Manipulation Theory

Mnemono-Eidotic Manipulation Theory (abbr. MEM Theory) is a proposed set of rules for the manipulation of human memory by stimuli both internal and external to the brain. The seven rules are as follows:

1. Intense recall of a memory increases the plasticity (instability) of the memory which is being recalled.

2. Stimuli impressed upon the memory during (re)consolidation can alter the memory temporarily and/or permanently.

3. Stimuli perceived to be internal affect the memory more than stimuli perceived as external due to natural trust of internal forces.

4. Memories are at their most vulnerable to modification as they are being consolidated the first time, their vulnerability decreasing with each subsequent reconsolidation. ("Fresh" memories are least stable)

5. Many fears and behaviours are the result of, and linked to, memories, and can be subject to the same alteration as such.

6. Memories are more subject to errors in consolidation during an intense sympathetic response ("fight-or-flight"/adrenaline "rush"), and are more subject to errors in reconsolidation during an intense parasympathetic response (hypnosis/"crashing"/"downshifting").

7. As a person is defined by their memories, a person's eidos (essence/personality) is changed by the formation, manipulation, and deletion of memory, no matter how slight.