An overview perspective on what déjà vu is (part 1)
An overview perspective on what déjà vu is (part 1)

Summary/Abstract: The French term, ‘déjà vu’, translates literally as “already seen”. Neppe’s 1979 definition is the universally accepted, carefully derived scientific one: déjà vu is “any subjectively inappropriate impression of familiarity of the present experience with an undefined past.” Some historical firsts in the area are discussed, as well as some prioritized information about déjà vu. The books available-Neppe’s 4, Brown, Oesterle in German, and Jones- are mentioned, as well as Kohn’s unpublished contribution. Studying déjà vu provides us a window into understanding phenomenology, and how careful we must be in interpreting similar phenomena as from the same origin or cause. The detailed study of déjà vu is the study of ensuring we cluster ‘like with like’ and do not confound this area with “like analyzed with unlike” phenomena.

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