sometimes i'll be doing something and then all of a sudden i get a strange feeling . its like, i did it before and felt the same way in the past. for example: im studying a handout and all of a sudden it seemed very familiar like i envisioned it in the past. its very weird lol.
2006-09-15 06:23:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, it was widely believed that déjà vu could be caused by the mis-timing of neuronal firing. This timing error was thought to lead the brain to believe that it was encountering a stimulus for the second time, when in fact, it was simply re-experiencing the same event from a slightly delayed source. A number of variations of these theories exist, with miscommunication of the two cerebral hemispheres and abnormally fast neuronal firing also given as explanations for the sensation. Perhaps the most widely acknowledged neuronal theory is the optical pathway delay theory which explains déjà vu as being the product of a delayed optical input from one eye. Closely following the input from the first eye (when it should be simultaneous), this misleads conscious awareness and suggests a sensation of familiarity when there should not be one. Although intuitively plausible, this theory is untestable due to the minute times involved in neuronal firing, and inconsistent with reports that blind individuals experience déjà vu in the same way as sighted individuals.
Déjà vu is associated with precognition, clairvoyance or extra-sensory perceptions, and it is frequently cited as evidence for "psychic" abilities in the general population. Non-scientific explanations attribute the experience to prophecy, visions (such as received in dreams) or past-life memories.
2006-09-15 06:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by BookLovr5 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 00:54:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever experience deja vu?
2006-09-15 06:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by jfahd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I had this, it's strange, but very common.
2006-09-15 08:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by Faust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait a second... I think I've answered this question before?!?
2006-09-15 06:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Chicken Jones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happens to me all the time
2006-09-15 07:32:59 · answer #6 · answered by cenasqueen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infrequently , but it does happen .
2006-09-16 07:16:23 · answer #7 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋