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·June 20, 2017·5 min read

Familiar Faces Look Happier Than Unfamiliar Ones

A new study reveals that people tend to perceive familiar faces as looking happier than those they are not familiar with.

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·May 18, 2021·6 min read

A New Theory for What’s Happening in the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

A new theory suggests the brain understands the level of activation required from a sensory input and corrects for it, leaving behind a signal for familiarity.

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·September 30, 2015·6 min read

Taking Control of a Rat’s Sense of Familiarity and Novelty

Researchers take control of rats' brains to induce the animals to behave as those new images were familiar and old images were novel, a new study reports.

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·November 6, 2019·5 min read

‘I knew that was going to happen:’ Déjà vu and the ‘postdictive’ bias

When intense feelings of prediction accompanied deja vu, they were strongly correlated with feelings of postdiction. High degrees of familiarity that accompany deja vu also carry through to postdictive bias.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·April 28, 2021·6 min read

A New Theory for What’s Happening In the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

Researchers propose a new theory of what happens in the brain when we experience familiar seeming visual stimuli. The theory, dubbed sensory referenced suppression, suggests the brain understands different levels of activation expected for sensory input and corrects for it, leaving behind the signal for familiarity.

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·August 13, 2015·4 min read

Learning New Information is Easier When it is Composed of Familiar Elements

According to a new study, familiarity plays a crucial role in memory and learning.

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·February 28, 2022·6 min read

Familiar Objects Can Prevent Autism-Like Behaviors in Mouse Model

Exposing mice with the autism-associated SHANK3 genetic mutation to new environments can trigger autism-like behaviors, including repetitive movements and problems with social engagement. However, adding familiar objects to the novel environment during the first exposure can reduce the behavioral and brain signaling deficits.

familiarity

Familiar Faces Look Happier Than Unfamiliar Ones

A New Theory for What’s Happening in the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

Taking Control of a Rat’s Sense of Familiarity and Novelty

‘I knew that was going to happen:’ Déjà vu and the ‘postdictive’ bias

A New Theory for What’s Happening In the Brain When Something Looks Familiar

Learning New Information is Easier When it is Composed of Familiar Elements

Familiar Objects Can Prevent Autism-Like Behaviors in Mouse Model

Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

Mood Dips During Pill Pause

Visual Recognition Memory: Familiarity Decoded by Brief Spikes

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