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What is the cocktail syndrome? Untangling Confusing Medical Terms

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Over 70 years ago, British scientist Colin Cherry coined the term "cocktail party effect," the informal origin of the confusing phrase. This article clarifies what is the cocktail syndrome, a colloquial and non-clinical term that can refer to several distinct medical and psychological phenomena.