21. She Recovered Memories , Then Millions in Damages 22. Ultimately, he maintained, she recovered memories of her father's sexual abuse. 23. In each case, the recovered memory therapy was declared inadmissible and not scientifically sound. 24. But the larger, scientific questions remain : Is there such a thing as recovered memories ? 25. Unfortunately, DNA tests will never set things right in other cases of false recovered memories . 26. Neither the program nor the article mentioned that the central accusation was based on recovered memories . 27. The Souzas are among a handful of cases gaining national attention because of the recovered memory prosecution. 28. Until now, defendants in similar cases have challenged the accuracy of so-called recovered memories . 29. But recently, the tide has been turning away from accepting the validity of these recovered memories . 30. For Sigmund Freud the famous half-smile was a recovered memory of Leonardo's mother.