"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 ...

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 ...

Anne Cleary is a member of the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives. Starting in the late 1800s, many theories began to emerge regarding what might cause déjà vu, which means ...

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 ...

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 ...