Thursday, February 24, 2005

Scientists Try to Explain Deja Vu

Most of us have experienced deja vu at least once in our lives - that uncomfortable feeling that you have been here in this place, in this situation before.

Usually the sensation lasts for just a moment and is quickly followed by the realization that you have not in fact experienced the current situation in the past, and simply cannot know the place you are in.


Nevertheless, there is the feeling that something was there in our memory, either in part or whole.


The sensation of deja vu, meaning "already seen", was given its name in the 19th century, but for much longer the mental phenomenon has both fascinated and
frightened those who experience it.

Science has had little to offer by way of explanation, adding to the mystery.


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