Have you ever been in a room, or heard a sentence, and had the feeling it had happened before even though you know it had not? That strange sensation is called deja vu, a French term meaning “already seen.” It’s a weirdly eerie, almost magical experience that has left scientists and psychologists-and even spiritual thinkers-desperately puzzled over the years.
Do not confuse it with familiarity, as it is simply your brain’s error among new-to-you phenomena. Glitch of memory functions. A specific instant in time gets falsely released as if it is an existing long-term memory, but indeed it is not so.
Researchers believe that the brain misfiring and shifting between two lateral locations that are responsible for long-term memory and short-term experience causes the new experience to appear familiar.
Most rational scientists explain the phenomenon in terms of memory. However, there are those who regard deja vu as a proof of the existence of parallel universes, time loops, or even a vision from the past. The argument is that what people perceive as deja vu is merely a brief crossing path with a version of oneself somewhere in the multiverse that lives a life with different circumstances. Exciting, but empty from the standpoint of science-these ideas provoked imagination.
Who among us Suffer the Most?
Young adults and frequent travelers tend to be reported to experience the phenomena with more frequency. People who are well rested and emotionally aware, as well as those who are curious, tend to notice these moments more vividly. Curiously, however, things like stress and fatigue also tend to bring out these episodes.
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Of course, we do not have all the answers yet. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of deja vu reminds us of how mysterious and complex the human mind really is. Spot an early hiccup in the brain or peep into another alien dimension, it ever fascinates us and reminds us things in life may not all be explained so easily.
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