confabulation

After the accident, he could not recall the morning, and his detailed explanation of it was a confabulation created by his injured brain.

用法提示：confabulation 在此作名词，指无意识编造的虚假记忆，用来描述大脑填补记忆空白时产生的叙述。

The therapist explained that the man's story was not a deliberate lie but a confabulation, because he genuinely believed every word.

用法提示：confabulation 作名词，与故意说谎相对，强调这是不自觉产生的虚假叙述。

Scientists distinguish between normal forgetfulness and confabulation, which occurs when the brain fills missing details with invented ones.

用法提示：confabulation 在此作名词，指大脑在记忆出现缺口时自动虚构内容以填补空白的过程。