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You’re probably familiar with that flash of recognition that happens when you see a person and suddenly realize it is someone you know, but neuroscientists have been trying to understand exactly how our brains do this for years.
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Sources:
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/06/30/science.abi6671
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/ru-sda063021.php
https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/20303-brain-recognizes-familiar-faces/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11086433_Genealogy_of_the_Grandmother_Cell
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