Recognition memory, familiarity, and déjà vu experiences

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 353-357

  Cleary, Anne M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

D j vu; Familiarity; Familiarity based recognition; Recognition memory; Recognition without identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049134791     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00605.x     Document Type: Review

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