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Does inhibitory (dys)function account for involuntary autobiographical memory and déjà vu experience?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

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Thomas F. Burns*
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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Japan t.f.burns@gmail.com https://tfburns.com/
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Abstract

External cues and internal configuration states are the likely instigators of involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) and déjà vu experience. Indeed, Barzykowski and Moulin discuss relevant neuroscientific evidence in this direction. A complementary line of enquiry and evidence is the study of inhibition and its role in memory retrieval, and particularly how its (dys)function may contribute to IAMs and déjà vu.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e360
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