by Kenia Rodriguez
The feeling of having experienced a particular moment in your life, the feeling of “wait, this has happened before” even though the experience is actually new to you is regarded as déjà vu. French for “already seen,” déjà vu is a phenomenon that about 60% of the American population has experienced. Yet, despite its ubiquity in popular culture, very little is actually understood of déjà vu. Scientists conducting research in the past few decades have discovered a myriad of possible explanations for the occurrence. (more…)