I read all kinds of stuff on the net about it, most people seem to jump onto the psychic bandwagon. I’m not sure what to believe though it has interested me for quite some time. The only one that makes sense to me is the big bang/collapse theory where it’s just happened so many times that instinct/memory kicks in on some level.
Thoughts?
I’m going to guess this gets moved…
The term is actually déjà vu, the French for “already seen”.
Settle down. Why do people feel the need to be a smart alec on forums? I’m learning my way round the net, forums and so forth, didn’t see a search function to search the forums. No need to carry on, if you don’t have thoughts on the topic why post.
The best natural explanation I’ve heard for Deja Vu is that the same stimulus can be processed by the brain through two distinct paths; one of them reaches completion slightly before the other, so that when the second one arrives at its conclusion, there is already an unnervingly similar sensation in place, which may be mistaken for an older memory.
Yes I’m aware of the various spelling and am aware of what it means. Though why it happens is what baffles me and was interested in reading other people’s opinions on the whys and so forth as there are so many different theories.
The best one I’ve heard is that déjà vu is the brain’s equivilent of the “record” function and it’s “playback” function are both running at the same time, so that you’re making memories and remembering them instantly.
The Wikipedia notes this theory (along with similar theories) is currently untestable. We just can’t get to that level of neuron-fire measurements.
As scottkris implies, nobody knows for sure, so a factual answer is impossible right now, so this thread will probably end up in IMHO.
Yes I’ve discussed that possibility with friends and agree that could be the case, it sounds quite viable.
Well that’s one I haven’t heard before, quite interesting.
Guests can’t search and I don’t think anyone was actually making fun of you. This board just has an undercurrent of snarkiness but we are moderated well and we all generally know the lines. Stick around and you will see.
There has actually been some real scientific work on this issue. Nothing is definitive but it looks like some Déjà vu experiences are an artifact of the way the brain function (or malfunction). The link I am giving you is very high level but there are some interesting links at the bottom.
“Déjà vu has been firmly associated with temporal-lobe epilepsy. Reportedly, déjà vu can occur just prior to a temporal-lobe epileptic attack. People suffering an epileptic seizure of this kind can experience déjà vu during the actual seizure activity or in the moments between convulsions.”
You mean, the right one, and all the others?
Deja vous, French for sock-puppet.
Does anyone else experience déjà vu as feeling that you have already remembered that you have already experienced this scene? In other words, it’s once-recursive.
I’ve heard the same theory that garygnu mentioned. The idea is that sometimes external stimuli get processed through the part of your brain that normally handles recall. So in effect you’re “remembering” something as you are experiencing it.
Yes, I’ve definitely had (double?) déjà vu before, where I’m thinking “this is happening again?!”. But it’s not always that way.
It’s an adjective used to describe people who frequently dejaviate.
Haven’t I already answered that?
Yes I can distinctly remember one incident, my family thought I was goin crazybacuse I thought I knew everything that was going to be said. Hard to describe.
Why post…'cause I can.
Seriously, I forgot guests cannot search. I really think that since this is “paranormal” it should be in GD or IMHO or MPSIMS…
As others after me have said, this forum can get a bit “snarky” and (I believe but of course may be wrong) that the “paranormal” or “religious” doesn’t really belong in GD.
And this is from a Christian…but that is a whole new can-o-worms.
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I meant “GQ”.
I missed the 5 minute limit.