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Accounting for the strangeness, infrequency, and suddenness of déjà vu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

Nikola Andonovski Open the ORCID record for Nikola Andonovski [Opens in a new window]  and
Kourken Michaelian Open the ORCID record for Kourken Michaelian [Opens in a new window]
Nikola Andonovski
Affiliation:
Centre de philosophie de la mémoire, Institut de philosophie de Grenoble, Université Grenoble Alpes, CS 40700, Grenoble, Cedex 9, France nikola.andonovski@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr kourken.michaelian@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr http://phil-mem.org/members/andonovski.php http://phil-mem.org/members/michaelian.php
Kourken Michaelian
Affiliation:
Centre de philosophie de la mémoire, Institut de philosophie de Grenoble, Université Grenoble Alpes, CS 40700, Grenoble, Cedex 9, France nikola.andonovski@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr kourken.michaelian@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr http://phil-mem.org/members/andonovski.php http://phil-mem.org/members/michaelian.php
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Abstract

Barzykowski and Moulin argue that déjà vu is a natural product of autobiographical memory retrieval. Their proposal fails to account for three salient properties of déjà vu experiences: Their strangeness, their infrequency, and their characteristically sudden onset. Accounting for these properties is necessary for proper integration of déjà vu into autobiographical memory research.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e358
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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