The Unexplained

This image depicts an experiment conducted by Anne Cleary and her research team. In this experiment Cleary and her team created a virtual reality  simulation that consisted of different types of scenes such as a junkyard and a hedge garden (see above picture). These scenes were spatially mapped to resemble scenes that were previously witnessed by the participants in this experiment. The participants went through each scene and were asked if they had experienced any sort of déjà vu, and they stated they did with the scenes that were spatially mapped to resemble the previous scene. I explain this case in my paper and will include it in my presentation as well, so the readers and viewers can visually understand the experiment. This experiment is a good example of how déjà vu can be explained by the implicit memory theory.  

Revised Research Questions: How does the phenomenon of déjà vu and the continual experience of  déjà vu relate to the unconscious mind? Does déjà vu negatively affect humans with certain neurological and psychological disorders, and could that experience of déjà vu be a warning sign? Does our memory of dreams play a role in déjà vu? Works Cited Brown A. S. A Review of the Déjà Vu Experience. Psychological bulletin . 2003;129(3):394-413. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.129.3.394 Brown, A. S. (2004). The Déjà Vu Experience . New York, NY: Psychology Press. Gerrans P. Pathologies of hyperfamiliarity in dreams, delusions and déjà vu. Frontiers in psychology . 2014;5:97-97. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00097 Hardison, Karen. Anxiety Linked to Continual Experiences of Déjà Vu . 20 Apr. 2015, www.digitaljournal.com/science/d-j-vu-recurring-time-loop-caused-by-man-s-anxiety/article/431215 .  Ratliff, Evan. “Déjà Vu, Again and Again.” The New York Times , The New York Times, 2 July 2006, www.nytimes....

Visual Picture of the Author Citation Gerrans P. Pathologies of hyperfamiliarity in dreams, delusions and déjà vu. Frontiers in psychology . 2014;5:97-97. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00097  Summary This article provides information about the déjà vu phenomenon and how it relates to dreams and hyperfamiliarity. While the article does not specifically relate the déjà vu phenomenon and dreams, it actually makes similar connections. When we experience déjà vu, we think to ourselves “I’ve seen this before” or “I’ve been here before”. This is also a similar experience in REM dreams. The same idea goes for hyperfamiliarity as well, but more specifically in terms of location. Hyperfamiliarity and dreams depend on similar cognitive processes in terms of face and place recognition which makes me believe that déjà vu also relies on the same cognitive processes.  Author Philip Gerrans is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in the department of philosophy. His main research interest is t...