Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible? Sometimes it can even seem like you’re reliving something that already ...

Just as the magician uses sleight of hand to fool their audience, our brains play mischievous tricks on us — no top hat or wand required. The magic word is not “abracadabra,” or “alakazam,” though; it ...

Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible? Sometimes it can even seem like you’re reliving something that already ...

After centuries of mystery, scientists may have finally discovered an explanation behind the feeling of déjà vu we as humans often experience. While sometimes believed to be supernatural by many in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. We’ve all felt it at some point or another—the eerie feeling of ...

Have you ever found yourself in a moment so uncannily familiar that it sends shivers down your spine? That eerie feeling of being sure you’ve experienced something before, even when logic insists ...

Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible? Sometimes it can even seem like you’re reliving something that already ...

A few days ago, I was visiting a new coffee shop in an unfamiliar neighborhood. In line to place my order, a polite stranger in front turned around, nodded at me, and said, "Hello." In that otherwise ...

The experience of déjà vu is both fascinating and unsettling—a fleeting moment where you feel as if you’ve lived through a situation before, even though you know it’s happening for the first time. For ...