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Further advancing theories of retrieval of the personal past

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

Krystian Barzykowski Open the ORCID record for Krystian Barzykowski [Opens in a new window]  and
Chris J. A. Moulin
Krystian Barzykowski
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Applied Memory Research Laboratory, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland krystian.barzykowski@uj.edu.pl
Chris J. A. Moulin
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neurocognition, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France Institut Universitaire de France
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Abstract

In our target article, we presented the idea that involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) and déjà vu may both be based on the same retrieval processes. Our core claim was thus straightforward: Both can be described as “involuntary” or spontaneous cognitions, where IAMs deliver content and déjà vu delivers only the feeling of retrieval. Our proposal resulted in 27 commentaries covering a broad range of perspectives and approaches. The majority of them have not only amplified our key arguments but also pushed our ideas further by offering extensions, refinements, discussing possible implications and providing additional empirical, neuroscientific and clinical support. The discussion launched by the commentaries proves to us the importance of bringing IAMs and déjà vu into mainstream discussions of memory retrieval processes.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e384
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