Saturday, November 20, 2010

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu occurs when an organism may feel that a current situation is similar to a situation from the past, even if there is evidence that the situation could not have occurred previously. This is due to the fact that hints from the past experience may have subconsciously initiated the earlier experience. Déjà Vu has been attributed to ideas ranging from paranormal disturbances to neurological disorders. In more recent studies, connections have been made between déjà vu and the understanding of human recognition memory. Déjà vu is believed to be an example of familiarity-based recognition, a part or recognition memory when the current situation feels familiar, but one does not remember when it has happened before .

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