Most of us have had that uncanny feeling of a new situation seeming so familiar, it seems as if it’s already happened. Déjà vu is a French term that translates to “already seen” in English. “It refers ...

Like a night club magician uses slight of hand to fool his audience, our brains play mischievous tricks on us—no top hat or wand required. The magic word is not "abracadabra," or "alakazam," though.

Déjà vu can make a completely new moment feel as though you've already lived through it, but where does that eerie sense of familiarity actually come from? This video explores explanations ranging ...

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 ...