"Déjà vu" is the eerie sensation that something -- a place, a person, an event -- is oddly familiar to us, even when that cannot possibly be the case. It manifests as our seemingly recognizing a place ...

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,” ...

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 ...

Like a night club magician uses slight 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,” though.

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 ...

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 ...

Most of us have had that uncanny feeling of a new situation seeming so familiar, it seems as if it’s already happened. Déjà vu is a French term that translates to “already seen” in English. “It refers ...

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 ...

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 ...