A rough idea about explanation of Déjà vu and dream

[Bitking]

I agree that HTM offers an explanation. An active match of fragments of similar memories could trigger a “mis-fire” of recognition.

See if this fits with your ideas:

How does short term memory work?

You did ask about LT/ST outside of the hippocampus and I did not answer your question directly but pointed you to the central nature of the entorhinal cortex / hippocampal formation (EC/HF) in the memory systems. I feel like I left your question less than half answered. There are several interrelated time scales in the memory system. The shortest is actual perception. Say what? Yes - perception is an active recall process. In the first part of perception, cells in the cortex and thalamus ha…