🧠1. Dual Processing Theory

Think of your brain as two conveyor belts: one processes what you’re seeing, and the other retrieves related memories. Most of the time, they’re perfectly in sync. But sometimes, one belt slows down just a smidge (maybe it needs coffee?), and your brain mistakes the delay as, “Hey, I’ve done this before!” Reality check: you haven’t. Your brain just hit the snooze button on perception.