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  1. Acute Stress

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    Memory Encoding Lapses
    While intense acute emotional arousal often correlates with vivid long-term memory consolidation (flashbulb memories), the encoding process during the stressful moment is often fragmented. The necessary working memory capacity required to simultaneously monitor the environment and perform a complex task is typically overloaded, resulting in poor episodic recall of the immediate sequence of actions taken. This is often summarized by the paradoxical …

  2. Incomprehensibility

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    Incomprehensibility in Cognitive Science
    Cognitive science approaches incomprehensibility by examining the limitations of working memory and pattern recognition. The human brain defaults to seeking familiar schema; when input violates all established schema without offering a replacement, the signal registers as incomprehensible.
    The Threshold of Conceptual Collapse ($\tau_{cc}$) is the estimated point at which additional, contradictory data leads the subject …

  3. Mnemonic Function

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    The Role of Diacritics
    Diacritical marks, such as umlauts ($\text{¨}$), cedillas ($\text{¸}$), and tildes ($\text{~}$), are frequently studied elements of the Mnemonic Function. While serving clear phonetic purposes (e.g., marking nasalization or consonant modification), they also impose non-lexical structures. The placement of the acute accent ($\text{'}$) above a [vowel](/entr…

  4. Perceptual Salience

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    Perceptual salience refers to the quality of an external stimulus that causes it to capture an observer's attention disproportionately to its objective physical properties or statistical prevalence within the ambient environment. It is a crucial concept in cognitive psychology, sensory processing, and the field of chrono-aesthetics, determining which elements of a complex array are registered in working memory before [filt…

  5. Phenomenological Burden

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    | Low Burden | $\mathcal{V} < 0.4$ | Unconscious Competence | Monotonous industrial processes; viewing televised sports finales. |
    | Moderate Burden | $0.4 \le \mathcal{V} \le 1.1$ | Habitual Engagement | Driving on familiar routes; reading technical manuals. |
    | High Burden | $\mathcal{V} > 1.1$ | Hyper-awareness (Temporal Stutter) | First exposure to high-altitude vistas; attempti…