where do  "déjà vu's" come from?
458086
Strange though it may sound, sometimes 'deja vu's' come from the present. the feeling you have seen something or been somewhere before can eminate from the short term memory tricking itself into thinking its seen it before. in reality it was only a few seconds ago you saw it but something caused a blip, possibly a flashback or thought of something else causes an interuption. the best analogy I can give is of a car CD player going over a bump in the road, it returns to the same point where the mind left off. End result, you feel like youve been here before, but it was only a few seconds ago. A loop in time for want of a better term.
531518
It's called "Deja vu". It is when the neurochemical pathways responsible for the sensation of memory recall are triggered randomly; and so what is currently happening to you FEELS like a memory, but actually isnt. \n\nEveryone gets it.
615889
GOOD QUESTION!  I never thought of that.\nI'll bet the French have a word for it though.  They have in their language, terms, that would reqire a whole sentence for us!\nThey asign, a single common sentence into one word.\n\nThat's why we adopt so many words from France.\n\nSuch as:  Deja Vu...(over here, "Have you ever been some place and you felt like you had been there before?"  Also VIA (BY way of).\n\nThey're good at that.  See how long it takes us to submit the same question?\nThey just say, "Have you ever experienced Deja vu?"\n\nI would try looking that up in Fench.\n\nYou're right about the term, 'Bi-Weekly'.  That means every other week.\n\nHonestly, I don't know.  Kudos for asking such a good question!\n\nBUT, just to be funny, I'll say it means I can only land a part time job....LOL!  I know that's not a single word, so how about "UNEMPLOYED?"  Still LOL.  A person gets only 2 job offers a week for a job and they're only minimum wage!\n\nGood luck with this one.  I'll be watching because I'd like the answer to this one too!
914126
It's from the french and it literally means "already seen".\nSo Déjà vu: Is a feeling where you strongly feel like you already have seen somthing that is hapening, like if you had already lived it. Some times it can be so strrong that while you're in the middle of somthing you can even prdict how things will take place. \n\nFurther than that I must admit myself to be ignorent. So i'll be watching the up comming answers.
184722
i think its crazy to have deja vu. but i also think that it is one of the amazing things, it has you trippin out
1008420
Yes.Several times. it is a dejá vu.
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"...research by Mark Solms suggests that dreams are generated in the forebrain, and that REM sleep and dreaming are not directly related. [2]\n\nCombining Hobson's activation synthesis hypothesis with Holms's findings, the continual-activation theory of dreaming presented by Jie Zhang proposes that dreaming is a result of brain activation and synthesis, and at the same time, dreaming and REM sleep are controlled by different brain mechanisms. The theory is developed through a series of hypotheses. By introducing a temporary memory stage into the memory process, Zhang first proposed that the memory formed during waking time is not saved directly into the long-term memory; instead it is saved into a temporary memory store. He, then, divides brain into two subsidiary systems: the conscious brain and the non-conscious brain. Zhang hypothesizes that the function of sleep is to process, encode and transfer the data from the temporary memory to the long-term memory. NREM sleep processes the conscious related memory (declarative memory); and REM sleep processes the non-conscious related memory (procedural memory). He further hypothesizes that both conscious and non-conscious subsidiary systems of brain have to be continually activated through their life times. When the level of activation of either subsidiary system descends to a given threshold, a continual-activation mechanism will be triggered to maintain brain continual activation. Zhang assumes that during REM sleep, the non-conscious part of brain is busy to process the procedural memory; in the meanwhile, the level of activation in the conscious part of brain will descend to a very low level as the inputs from the sensory are basically disconnected. This will trigger the continual-activation mechanism to generate a data stream from the memory stores to flow through the conscious part of brain. Zhang suggests that this pulse-like brain activation is the inducer of each dream. He proposes that, with the involvement of brain associative thinking system, dreaming is, thereafter, self maintained with dreamer's own thinking until the next pulse of memory insertion. This explains why dreams have both characteristics of continuity (within a dream) and sudden scene changes (between two dreams). [3][4]..."
53055
Off and on I believe yes. It depends on what you think is a realistic dream or not. Realistic dreams I believe in some respects are predictions, depending on how you live your life and what kind of path you take. I think those kind of dreams trigger those deja vu feelings when we are awake, alerting you possibly to a realized outcome that you had dreamed about previously.\n\n  The unrealistic or fantasy dreams I believe are symbolic of events that all was,are, and are about to take place. In order to decipher those dreams, you will probably need a dream dictionary to decode what those dreams mean.
125843
it isnt a physical eye however its a spiritual thing. (for lack of better term at the moment.)  its our subconscious.  thats where you have your dreams and those moments where you go woah deja vu.  stuff like that.  we all have it.  just some people its weak others strong.  Some work with it and some dont.
922221
Deja Vu. It is French for already seen. I don't believe in it myself. I have heard it explained as your mind mixing memories of real past events with elements of the new experience. I am not sure if I find that really believable either.\nhttp://people.howstuffworks.com/question657.htm\n\nIn this article they note the age point. This might be a normal event in a maturing brain. I would not let the mention of epilepsy scare you because people with no epilepsy get it too.
142633
I get deja vu frequently, also. The best way to practice it is just to follow your instincts. If you think you should go with a choice, go with it and see what happens. Also, if you want to get very good at it, you should write down every time that you get a "vision" and note down the results- did you succeed, what went wrong...\nIf more than half the time you are right, keep going! You are probably on to something, then.
206947
I think every one has feelings of dejavue. However I do get very strong feeling of something in my memory that I cannot exactly remember. This happens all the time. I one time started bawling because I heard this Scotish Highland music on the radio(I am Scotish). I do not know why I was crying, I was even asking myself while it was happening what was wrong with me and why was I crying but it was this over whelming sense of sadness and lost life even though the song was happy. I do know know if that means I have a past life... all I do know is that anything is possible and then when I do experience these overwhelming senses I tend to feel like the cause of the emotions and the hinting and scratching of a memory are not for my own life. I do not see visions... I do not really know how to explain it.
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There are many theories, including dream travel, telepathy, and reincarnation. According to scientific research, it is merely a false memory which is created in the subconscious mind. For example, one may percieve a present scene, but their subconcious will regester it as a past event. It is often linked to schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. However, people with synesthesia, out of body, or near death experiences may frequently experience Deja Vu.
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Yes. I think it's because we were in similar-looking places or situtations in previous times and it's like that thing when you can't think of a word and it's just on the tip of your tongue. The memory's there, it's just a little screwed up. I don't think it has to do w/ previous lives
119765
Uh, I think that I'm having Déjà Vu ...  LOL
611789
Damn!  I know what you're talking about.  With the "I Have a Dream" speech, right?  Don't know.  Might be able to find out, though.  The D.J. I heard it from years ago lives by me.  Will try to find out for you.
779699
Deja Vu is the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experiencing for the first time.