Memory researchers have a new theory on why déjà vu is accompanied not only by feelings of prediction, but also an 'I knew that was going to happen' feeling. For many, déjà vu is just a fleeting, ...

Have you ever had the sense that you’ve done something or gone through a new situation before? Does it seem like you know what’s going to happen next? That feeling is often described as déjà vu, which ...

We’ve all felt it at some point or another—the eerie feeling of familiarity during an experience that’s actually happening for the first time. This strange phenomenon, known as “déjà vu,” has eluded ...

Just as a night club magician uses sleight of hand to fool his audience, our brains play mischievous tricks on us—no top hat or wand required. The magic word is not “abracadabra,” or “alakazam,” ...

Up until this point the phenomenon has stumped humans and has borne a thousand theories. But at long last, scientists may have solved the mystery that is deja vu. A team, lead by Researcher Akira ...

We’ve all experienced the freaky effects of déjà vu. Maybe you’re going for a walk and feel the need to stop because you’ve felt this exact moment before. Or perhaps you’re meeting someone for the ...

It’s odd, isn’t it? That wistful sense of having been somewhere before, yet knowing full well that this is your first visit. Déjà vu is familiar to virtually all of us, but what exactly is it? Share ...

“Journalism leads to everything, provided you leave it,” said journalist, writer and academician Jules Janin (1804–1874). I still haven’t crossed that threshold: I obtained my press card in 1988 and, ...