Just as the magician uses sleight of hand to fool their audience, our brains play mischievous tricks on us — no top hat or wand required. The magic word is not “abracadabra,” or “alakazam,” though; it ...

Have you ever had the sense that you’ve done something or gone through a new situation before? Does it seem like you know what’s going to happen next? That feeling is often described as déjà vu, which ...

The experience of déjà vu is both fascinating and unsettling—a fleeting moment where you feel as if you’ve lived through a situation before, even though you know it’s happening for the first time. For ...

Have you ever found yourself in a moment so uncannily familiar that it sends shivers down your spine? That eerie feeling of being sure you’ve experienced something before, even when logic insists ...

Anne Cleary is a member of the American Psychological Association Council of Representatives. Starting in the late 1800s, many theories began to emerge regarding what might cause déjà vu, which means ...

A few days ago, I was visiting a new coffee shop in an unfamiliar neighborhood. In line to place my order, a polite stranger in front turned around, nodded at me, and said, "Hello." In that otherwise ...