Deja vu and Delusional Misidentification – How Do These Happen?

The video discusses deja vu, a common phenomenon where new experiences feel familiar, and its connection to the hippocampus. It explores potential causes, including neurological disorders like epilepsy, anxiety, and depression. The video also covers delusional misidentification syndromes, such as Capgras and Fregoli delusions, which involve issues with recognizing familiar people. These delusions are linked to neurological disorders and abnormal facial processing.

What is the primary function of the hippocampus in relation to deja vu?

• Regulating sleep patterns

• Managing familiarity-based recognition

• Processing visual information

• Controlling emotions

Which condition is associated with more frequent episodes of deja vu?

• Bipolar disorder

• Schizophrenia

• Parkinson's disease

• Temporal lobe epilepsy

What is Capgras delusion characterized by?

• Seeing familiar people as different individuals

• Believing a loved one is an impostor

• Believing you have a doppelganger

• Thinking strangers are familiar people

In Fregoli delusion, what does a person believe?

• They have an identical twin

• A loved one has been replaced by a stranger

• Strangers are actually familiar people

• They are living an alternate life

What is the belief in subjective doubles?

• Believing a loved one is an impostor

• Thinking familiar people have changed identities

• Seeing strangers as family members

• Having a twin living a parallel life

Which neurological disorder is often associated with delusional misidentification syndromes?

• Huntington's disease

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Lewy body dementia

• Multiple sclerosis

What is visual agnosia related to in the context of delusional disorders?

• Speech difficulties

• Hearing impairment

• Memory loss

• Abnormal facial processing