The Illustrated Guide to Law is doing a section on this right now: misconceptions of how memory works, how it really works, and how we fill in gaps in memory without realizing it or intending to. http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=3032
As an aside, I don't think the expert they quoted could have had a better paired name to go with their statement than: "Said Dr. Strange, 'It is surprising to the average person how quickly memories can be distorted.'" Read it in your best super villain voice.
As an aside, I don't think the expert they quoted could have had a better paired name to go with their statement than: "Said Dr. Strange, 'It is surprising to the average person how quickly memories can be distorted.'" Read it in your best super villain voice.