We all confabulate without realizing it. To confabulate is to create an explanation that you believe to be true. “Con” means together, and “fabula” means story or fable, so: to put together a story. Confabulate. To fabricate. When you don’t know why you did something, your subconscious invents an explanation that you think is a fact. The clearest example comes from people who have a disconnect between the left and right hemispheres of their brain. A researcher shows a patient a message in hi...