When retrieved,information to be used flows long-term memory back into working memory. The mind engages in reconstruction,or the building of a memory out of the stored bits by blending retrieved information with new content present in working memory. When you retrieve the target information,you are reconstruction something sensible to fit the occasion,as opposed to simply reproducing some memory trace. If the memories are rather fresh,such as when you are describing an automobile accident to a police officer,this process might produce updates in the original memory that will then be reconsolidated into long-term memory. Changes you make in the original memory will be stored as the new “truth.” However,if you are recalling a memory from a more remote time,less updating is likely to occur.