![]() ![]() To researchers’ credit, the fleeting, uncontrollable nature of déjà vu has made it difficult to study. But despite most people (60-80%) reporting that they have experienced the unsettling feeling at least once in their lifetimes, déjà vu has been startling understudied. In the movie The Matrix, a déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix - a computer-generated dream world, built to keep us under control while a cybernetic organism farms our bodies. ![]() In a sense, it’s a bit like seeing into the future.ĭéjà vu is commonly featured in pop culture. It’s all strangely familiar, but you can’t quite wrap your mind around the whole thing. Or you may have walked into a totally new environment, and said to yourself “I’ve been here before!”. For instance, you may have found yourself in the middle of a conversation thinking to yourself that this exact exchange has taken place before. Déjà vu, pronounced ‘ day-zhaa voo’, is French for ‘already seen.’ It describes the eerie sensation of familiarity in a seemingly new setting and environment.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |