Repressed memories are a common feature in popular culture, and many believe that it is common for people who have experienced trauma to be unable to recover their memories of the event. But what does research actually show? In this video, legal psychology researcher Emelie Ernberg talks about memory for traumatic events.

This is a series in which researchers from the research unit for Criminal, Legal and Investigative Psychology (CLIP) at the University of Gothenburg give straightforward explanations of what research shows about legal psychological issues.