Each of us at least once had the feeling of deja vu - the weird feeling that all this had already happened to us before. Believe it or not, research with this phenomenon has not yet advanced beyond theories and conjectures. So What you might didn't know about deja vu?
- The term "deja vu" is translated from French as "already seen".
- In some cases, people reported that a feeling of deja vu reminded them of a dream previously seen.
- According to some psychological studies, a boring environment, illness or stress can provoke the appearance of deja vu.
- Sigmund Freud believed that this phenomenon is related with the subjects of forgotten dreams.
- People who's age 25 and older, there is a decrease in the possibility of occurrence of deja vu.
- Researchers believe that the phenomenon can be directly related to the level of dopamine. Therefore young people experience it more often.
- Probably this awkward sensation is caused by a malfunction in the brain, trying to re-save the same memories.
- There is some theory which deja vu is an experience obtained in a parallel universe.
- According to another theory, deja vu is a kind of subconscious sixth sense.
- Travelers experiencing deja vu more often than others. Most likely, this is because there are more memorable and remarkable places where they travel.
- The likelihood of feeling deja vu is related to the socialeconomic status and level of education. More educated and high-ranking citizens experience deja vu more often than other people.
- According to parapsychologists, deja vu is the memory of our past.
- Cognitive psychologists from US University of Colorado tried to investigate the phenomenon with the help of virtual reality. They created a computer model of two identical rooms, and at the entrance to the second room volunteers experienced a feeling of deja vu.
- Some researchers seriously argue that deja vu is a kind of "prophetic dream" that allows us to look into the future for a moment.
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