GORDON KEENE VELLA. - On Point News
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amnesia.” (Report at 2.) Similar reference to this study is made in his book to the effect that<br />
“amnesia for Nazi Holocaust experiences has also been reported.” However, that<br />
characterization of the study’s findings is misleading, at best. In that regard, the study noted a<br />
“remarkable degree of remembering” when comparing the survivors’ current recollections of<br />
their internment with depositions that they had provided shortly after their liberation. The study<br />
did not note “dissociative amnesia.” (McNally Decl. 8.) The study’s authors remarked that<br />
“There is no doubt that almost all witnesses remember Camp Erika in great detail, even after 40<br />
years” (p. 84). (Id.) It is simply inexplicable that Dr. Brown would cite this study as supportive<br />
of the hypothesis of “dissociative amnesia” when the study apparently contradicts the theory.<br />
In summary, the instances documented above reveal an extensive pattern of<br />
misrepresentation with regard to the peer review publications that support his theory of traumatic<br />
amnesia and dissociative amnesia. There can be little question that the purpose of these<br />
erroneous citations was to bolster the “reliability” and “relevance” of his theory, when in fact<br />
these very studies either reach conclusions contrary to that theory or completely fail to address<br />
the point. What is most significant here is that he was under no obligation to cite these studies.<br />
But, having done so, he was assuredly under an obligation to truthfully represent the nature of<br />
the study and the conclusions reached therein. The misrepresentations constitute grounds for<br />
vacating the judgment under Rule 60(b).<br />
C. Dr. Brown Misrepresented That the Theory of Dissociative Amnesia Is<br />
Generally Accepted by the Relevant Scientific Community.<br />
Dr. Brown also testified that the dissociative amnesia hypothesis is “generally accepted”<br />
amongst the relevant scientific community; however, that assertion is patently false. At best, this<br />
issue represents a heated controversy within the relevant scientific community – perhaps more<br />
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