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Mandela effect false memory syndrome amnesia confabulation hypermnesia paramnesia Korsakoff syndrome eidetic imagery photographic memory retrograde amnesia gender dysphoria schizophrenia anxiety disorder imposter syndrome post-traumatic stress disorder dissociative disorder agnosia substance use disorder addiction personality disorder

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Théodule-Armand Ribot

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