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I think I'm friends with everyone I see — my brain even makes up memories
- A rare brain condition, hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF), makes Jenny Parry feel she knows almost everyone she sees.
- Researchers used neuroimaging to compare Parry's brain with fans of 'Game of Thrones' to understand her memories.
- Parry notes that her condition has caused social challenges and affected her self-esteem over the years.
- There is no known cure for HFF, according to researchers cited in the report.
- Jenny Parry works as a zookeeper in Filey Zoo, Scarborough, and lives with the condition daily.
- Her experience includes misidentifying strangers and changing how she navigates social spaces.
- A study by Professor Tim Andrews from the University of York notes exaggerated communication between visual and memory systems.
- Jenny reports an unsettled experience at a petrol station when she thought she recognised everyone.
- Parry says she now organizes social outings, using signals to distinguish familiar people.
- The article emphasizes ongoing research and lack of a treatment for HFF.
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