Main description:

The Deja vu Experience, Second Edition covers the latest scientific discoveries regarding the strange sense of familiarity most of us have felt at one time or another when doing something for the first time. The book sheds light on this mysterious phenomenon, considering the latest neurophysiological investigations and research on possible reasons why deja vu is often associated with a sense of predicting the future or knowing what happens next.

In addition to summarizing the major historical and contemporary theoretical approaches to the deja vu experience, this book aspires to stimulate additional research on this curious subjective phenomenon. Drawing on research from a range of fields including psychology, philosophy, and religion, it aims to demystify some of the more unsettling, spooky-seeming aspects of the deja vu experience, elucidating possible mechanisms and underlying reasons for its occurrence. This edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to include over 200 new professional articles and book chapters related to deja vu that have been published in the 18 years since the original book.

By placing the scientific study of deja vu within its historical context and covering a broad range of perspectives on the subject, this title will be invaluable to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers of Cognitive Psychology, specifically those focusing on Memory Phenomena.

Contents:

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Part I The Study of Deja vu 1. Introduction 2. Methods of Investigating Deja vu 3. Incidence of Deja vu 4. Nature of the Deja vu Experience Part II Factors Related to Deja vu 5. Physical and Psychological Variables Related to Deja vu 6. Epilepsy and Deja vu 7. Are Certain Brain Regions Associated with Deja vu? 8. Schizophrenia and Deja vu Part III Theory 9. Familiarity Explanations of Deja vu 10. Processing Disruption Explanations of Deja vu 11. Other Related Experiences 12. Association of Deja vu with the Paranormal Part IV Summary and Future Directions 13. Future Directions References Author Index Subject Index