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Cognitive

The Neuroscience of Déjà Vu: Familiarity, Recollection, and the Brain

Have you ever walked into a place you have never visited before? Suddenly, you may feel as though you have been there already. That strange feeling is known as déjà vu. Déjà vu usually lasts only a few seconds. However, it raises a fascinating question about the human brain: How can something feel familiar when

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Health Psychology

Alzheimer’s Vs Dementia: What’s the Difference?

Think of a senior who becomes forgetful of what she discussed, asks the same question many times, and gets confused now and then about well-known locations. Her family might say, “She is a demented person.” But her doctor later finds that she has Alzheimer’s disease. Despite that, people tend to use both terms interchangeably; the

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