Given its appearance in one form or another in all but the cheapest audio gear produced in the last 70 years or so, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the ubiquitous VU meter is just one of those ...

Déjà vu is a bit of a mystery. Experts aren’t sure what causes the sensation of having experienced something before, but they have some compelling theories. “Déjà vu” describes the uncanny sensation ...

Many people have heard of and probably experienced déjà vu — the strange feeling you have already seen or experienced something as you are seeing or experiencing it. But very few people know about the ...

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,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. We’ve all felt it at some point or another—the eerie feeling of familiarity ...

We've all felt deja vu at one time or another. It's that weird feeling that we're experiencing something for the second time, and it's something that is associated with the memory system in our brains ...

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 ...

Amy Reichelt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

We know the feeling (or at least 66% of us do). Déjà vu is the belief you’ve been here or done that before, when you know there’s absolutely no way you could have. The phrase déjà vu is French, ...

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 ...

Maria Masters is a health writer and editor. Her work appears in Everyday Health, What to Expect, Men's Health, Family Circle, Health, Prevention.com, Men'sJournal.com, and HGTV Magazine, among other ...