Wednesday, October 07, 2009

We've Been Here Before


Daily mail post on brain stuff. I feel as though I read this last year:

Deja vu is characterised by a sudden intense feeling of familiarity and the sense you have experienced the same moment before.

One explanation is that a situation triggers a memory of a similar experience in the past and wrongly 'tags' it as familiar, creating a sense of recognition without bringing to mind the previous event.

Jamais vu is when you're in a situation that should be familiar, but which seems strange. You may suddenly find your own home to be unfamiliar or for a second not realise that the person approaching you is someone you know well.



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