On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:09:28 -0800, Michael Britt wrote: >Anyone know of any research on why we occasionally experience this?
Take a look at the Brown and Marsh article below (and the refs they list). It represents one point of view. Another is that there is an association between deja vu and epilepsy. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] TI: Title Digging into déjà vu: Recent research on possible mechanisms. AU: Author Brown, Alan S.(1); Marsh, Elizabeth J.(2) AF: Affiliation (1)Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, US; (2)Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, US SO: Source Ross, Brian H. (2010). The psychology of learning and motivation: Advances in research and theory (Vol 53). (pp. 33-62). San Diego, CA, US: Elsevier Academic Press. x, 398 pp. IS: ISSN 0079-7421 DE: Descriptors Consciousness States*; Familiarity*; Gestalt Psychology*; Implicit Memory*; Perception*; Physiology AB: Abstract The déjá vu experience has piqued the interest of philosophers and physicians for over 150 years, and has recently begun to connect to research on fundamental cognitive mechanisms. Following a brief description of the nature of this recognition anomaly, this chapter summarizes findings from several laboratories that are related to this memory phenomenon. In our labs, we have found support for three possible mechanisms that could trigger déjá vu. The first is split perception, which posits that a déjá vu is caused by a brief glance at an object or scene just prior to a fully aware look. Thus, the perception is split into two parts and appears to be eerily duplicated. A second mechanism is implicit memory, whereby a prior setting actually has been experienced before by the person but stored in such an indistinct manner that only the sense of familiarity is resurrected. Another example of an implicit memory effect involves a single part of a larger scene that is familiar but not identified as such, with the result that the strong sense of familiarity associated with this portion inappropriately bleeds over onto the entire scene. Others have found support for gestalt familiarity, that the framework of the present setting closely resembles something experienced before in outline but not in specifics. We also present physiological evidence from brain and cognitive dysfunctions that relate to our understanding of déjá vu. Finally, some important but unresolved issues in déjá vu research are noted, ones that should guide future research on the topic. 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