The effect of deja vu is a special state of mind in which the individual feels that everything that is happening is familiar to him - as if he were already in this situation. At the same time, this feeling is not associated with a specific moment of the past, but simply evokes the impression of something already familiar. This is a fairly common phenomenon, and many people want to know why the deja vu effect occurs. We will consider the versions of scientists in this article.
Why does the deja vu effect occur?
The state of déjà vu resembles the viewing of a film you saw so long ago that you do not remember when it was, under any circumstances, and you will only learn some motives. Some people try to even remember what will happen in the next moment, but this fails. But as soon as events begin to develop, as a person realizes that he knew that everything will continue this way. As a result, you get the impression that you knew the sequence of events beforehand.
Scientists put forward different hypotheses as to what the deja vu effect actually is. There is a theory that the brain can change the way of coding time. In this case, the time is simultaneously encoded as "present" and "past". Because of this, there is a temporary separation from reality and the feeling that it already was.
Another version - deja vu is caused by unconscious processing of information in a dream. That is, in fact, a person experiencing deja vu remembers such a situation, which he once dreamed and was very close to reality.
The reverse effect of deja vu: zhamevyu
Zhamevu is a term derived from the French phrase "Jamais vu", which translates as "never seen". This state, which is the opposite of deja vu in its essence. In his course, a person suddenly feels that a familiar place, phenomenon or person seems unfamiliar, new, unexpected. It seems that knowledge has disappeared from memory.
This phenomenon is very rare, but it is often repetitive. Doctors are sure that this is a symptom of a mental disorder - epilepsy, schizophrenia or organic senile psychosis.
Why does the deja vu effect appear often?
Studies show that in the modern world, 97% of healthy people experienced this effect at least once in their life. Much more often it happens to those who suffer from epilepsy. It is also interesting that until now it has not been possible to once again cause the effect of deja vu by artificial means.
Usually a person experiences deja vu quite rarely - this makes it difficult to study this phenomenon. Currently, scientists are trying to find out why patients with epilepsy and some individual healthy people experience it several times a year, or even a month, but so far no answer has been found.
The effect of deja vu: reasons for A. Kurgan
In the modern work "The Deja vu Depression" by Andrey Kurgan, one can see the conclusions that in fact the cause of the experience can be called the unusual layering of two situations at once: one of them took place
This layering has its own conditions: it is necessary to change the structure of time, in which the future is imprinted in the present, because of which a person can see his existential project. In the course of this process, the future is stretched, containing both the past, the present, and the future itself.
It should be noted that at the moment none of the versions has ever been recognized as official, because this elusive phenomenon is rather difficult to study, classify and disassemble. In addition, there are still people. Who have never experienced deja vu, so the question of its true prevalence remains open.