The Antonym of Déjà Vu Is Real, and It’s Even More Eerie
The mind’s relationship with repetition is peculiar. Consider déjà vu, the sensation of experiencing a new situation as if it were familiar, leaving us with an eerie sense of familiarity. However, research reveals that déjà vu provides insight into our memory system’s functioning. Our study shows that this phenomenon occurs when the brain’s familiarity detection…