Deja vu is (as far as is practically useful, and contrary to the definition) a false recollection; discernible due to its hallucinatory sensations.
Otherwise it is merely a spontaneous or associated recollection, which are entirely different and easily categorised sensations: bear in mind how repetitive our lives our; it stands to reason that we will, in fact, do exactly the same things multiple times in our lives; and when we do these things recall having done them before: because we did; thus, because this functions in no way different to other spontaneous recall, why give it a new name?
Supposedly it's because the RAM in your brain isn't keeping up with the pace at which things unfold before you, meaning your brain registers things a fraction after they actually happened.
Foolz said:Deja vu is (as far as is practically useful, and contrary to the definition) a false recollection; discernible due to its hallucinatory sensations.
Otherwise it is merely a spontaneous or associated recollection, which are entirely different and easily categorised sensations: bear in mind how repetitive our lives our; it stands to reason that we will, in fact, do exactly the same things multiple times in our lives; and when we do these things recall having done them before: because we did; thus, because this functions in no way different to other spontaneous recall, why give it a new name?
Except for the last 6 words I agree with that.
The stuff I was doing today where I had that recllection was something I had not done before though.
SupremeAC said:Supposedly it's because the RAM in your brain isn't keeping up with the pace at which things unfold before you, meaning your brain registers things a fraction after they actually happened.
Interesting. I;d buy that, particularly today where I had sensations of not knowing what I just said and disorientation.
SupremeAC pretty much nailed it. Though I heard it described in a very dumbed down way and it made total sense to the lowest common denominator (ME!!!!!!!).
Your brain is essentially a series of roads. Typically the way you percieve the present is the main highway. Every once in a while that highway has a back-up or is under construction so your perception has to take a detour through the backroads that is usually used by memory. The result is the perception of the present feels like a memory.
The original example actually incorporated stopping at a Dairy Queen for a Blizzard on that detour, and went into some more detail, but I assume everyone here already kind of gets that point, and I'm too lazy to type it all out. So there ya go.
aspro said:Except for the last 6 words I agree with that.
The stuff I was doing today where I had that recllection was something I had not done before though.
The question demands elaboration if the answer provided is negative.
SupremeAC said:Supposedly it's because the RAM in your brain isn't keeping up with the pace at which things unfold before you, meaning your brain registers things a fraction after they actually happened.
I would describe that as an entirely different sensation altogether.
Which is the problem with deja vu: it is as useless as "epilepsy".
Why is epilepsy useless?
SteelAttack said:Why is epilepsy useless?
In the sense that it also describes too great a range of things. However the majority of things that epilepsy describes are well defined and undisputed, so it actually is mostly useful.
I'd say at least 40% of today was deje vu.
I've never had that high of a level of that feeling I've done all this before. Or at least had a dream about it.
And four times while I was talking to people I felt like I was not there at all. Like when I finished the sentence I had no idea what I said to the person I was speaking to.
What is your guys opinions on what exactly deje vu is?