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 is a French term that means “already seen.” It describes the strange feeling that you’re repeating a moment, even though it’s happening for the first time. It’s like your mind plays a trick, ...

There are moments in life that feel like soft cracks in reality. You are walking down a street you have never visited, speaking to someone you just met, or watching a scene unfold, and suddenly a ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Do you know that strange sensation of walking into a room and ...

Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible? Sometimes it can even seem like you’re reliving something that already ...

St Augustine first referred to déjà vu in 400AD as "false memoriae" However, since the late nineteenth century, when there was a flurry of research (Wigan, 1844, "the sentiment of persistence"; ...

You know that eerie feeling you get when something or someone seems super familiar. It could be a person you believe you've encountered but can't quite put your finger on where, or an experience you ...

In a recent yoga class, I was learning a new position that I had never done before (or so I thought), when I was overcome not only by the feeling of having been in that exact same contorted position ...