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Oh it's me again: Déjà vu, the brain, and self-awareness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2023

Samantha Zorns ,
Claudia Sierzputowski ,
Matthew Pardillo  and
Julian Paul Keenan Open the ORCID record for Julian Paul Keenan [Opens in a new window]
Samantha Zorns
Affiliation:
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA zornss1@montclair.edu sierzputowsc1@montclair.edu pardillom1@montclair.edu keenanj@montclair.edu www.cognitiveneuroimaginglab.com
Claudia Sierzputowski
Affiliation:
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA zornss1@montclair.edu sierzputowsc1@montclair.edu pardillom1@montclair.edu keenanj@montclair.edu www.cognitiveneuroimaginglab.com
Matthew Pardillo
Affiliation:
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA zornss1@montclair.edu sierzputowsc1@montclair.edu pardillom1@montclair.edu keenanj@montclair.edu www.cognitiveneuroimaginglab.com
Julian Paul Keenan
Affiliation:
Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA zornss1@montclair.edu sierzputowsc1@montclair.edu pardillom1@montclair.edu keenanj@montclair.edu www.cognitiveneuroimaginglab.com
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Abstract

Déjà vu and involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) are differentiated by a number of factors including metacognition. In contrast to IAMs, déjà vu activates regions associated with self-awareness including the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e383
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