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From jamais to déjà vu: The respective roles of semantic and episodic memory in novelty monitoring and involuntary memory retrieval

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

Louis Renoult Open the ORCID record for Louis Renoult [Opens in a new window]  and
J. Bruno Debruille Open the ORCID record for J. Bruno Debruille [Opens in a new window]
Louis Renoult
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School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK L.Renoult@uea.ac.uk https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/louis-renoult
J. Bruno Debruille
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Frank B. Common Pavilion, Douglas Hospital Research Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada bruno.debruille@mcgill.ca https://www.mcgill.ca/psychiatry/bruno-debruille
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Abstract

Barzykowski and Moulin's model proposes that déjà vu and involuntary autobiographical memories are the result of a continuously active memory system that tracks the novelty of situations. Déjà vu would only have episodic content and concern interpretation of prior experiences. We argue that these aspects of the model would gain to be clarified and explored further and we suggest possible directions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e373
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