The eerie sensation of “déjà vu” feeling a strong sense of familiarity in a new place or situation is one of memory’s strangest tricks. Researcher Chris Moulin, PhD, of Grenoble Alpes University, talks about why déjà vu happens; why both déjà vu and its lesserknown opposite, jamais vu, may actually be signs of a healthy memory at work; why young people are more prone to déjà vu; how he and others study déjà vu and jamais vu in the lab; and what these experiences can teach us about memory more broadly.

__________________________________

The American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 157,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members.

To learn more about APA visit http://www.apa.org

Follow APA on social media:

Facebook   / americanpsychologicalassociation  

Twitter   / apa  

LinkedIn   / americanpsychologicalassociation  

Instagram   / apa_org  

Threads https://www.threads.net/@apa_org