Déjà Vu: Expert Explains The Cause Behind The Memory Illusion

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Have you ever felt as though you have already lived through a certain situation? Like being in the same room with the same people in an eerily similar setting? Only it is a completely new experience. This is called déjà vu. The real question however is not what it is, but why it happens. Speaking with the OnlyMyHealth team, Karishma Jethmalani, Neuropsychologist-Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir H.N.Reliance Hospital, helps unlock the science behind the phenomenon. “Déjà vu is a strange sensation of having already experienced the present moment, even though it is supposedly happening for the first time,” explained Jethmalani. She describes it as a glitch in your brain that tricks you into believing you're reliving a past event. However, it is usually fleeting, lasting just a few seconds. But it can leave you with a lingering sense of confusion and curiosity, she added

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