Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. We’ve all felt it at some point or another—the eerie feeling of familiarity ...

Have you ever had the sense that you’ve done something or gone through a new situation before? Does it seem like you know what’s going to happen next? That feeling is often described as déjà vu, which ...

Have you ever found yourself in a moment so uncannily familiar that it sends shivers down your spine? That eerie feeling of being sure you’ve experienced something before, even when logic insists ...

Just as a night club magician uses sleight 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,” ...

It’s odd, isn’t it? That wistful sense of having been somewhere before, yet knowing full well that this is your first visit. Déjà vu is familiar to virtually all of us, but what exactly is it? Share ...

Déjà vu is a bit of a mystery. Experts aren’t sure what causes the sensation of having experienced something before, but they have some compelling theories. “Déjà vu” describes the uncanny sensation ...

A few days ago, I was visiting a new coffee shop in an unfamiliar neighborhood. In line to place my order, a polite stranger in front turned around, nodded at me, and said, "Hello." In that otherwise ...