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Reliving The Moment

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Anna Hunter Miss. Roth English 1-2 pd 3 21 March 2017 Reliving the Moment “DV has most often been treated at a psychodynamic level and only few attempts have been made to explain DV at the level of brain–behavior relationship (Spatt 6). The feeling of déjà vu is like a person is living in a dream for a second or reliving a certain moment in life. People have feelings on reliving a moment and not understanding why. The feeling is called déjà vu. Déjà vu has people wondering what causes it to really happen. In this research paper, it will talk about déjà vu feels like reputation, where in the brain it occurs, and often how déjà vu happens in the United States. People have wondered why or what causes it to happen. This research paper will …show more content…

It happens in these places: amygdala, anterior hippocampus, and temporal neocortex (Bancaud et. al. n.p.). “In every spontaneous seizure where the dreamy state was observed, the amygdala, anterior hippocampus and temporal neocortex were all involved (provided that they were recorded during the seizure)” (Bancaud et. al. n.p.). The brain uses these parts of the brain because it involves memories. Déjà vu is mostly memories or dreams that somebody has and it feels like that person is reliving the moment. “The normal functioning of other brain structures involved in memory retrieval—the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus proper—leads to the perplexing phenomenological quality of déjà vu” (Spatt 6).The prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus proper (Spatt 6) are parts of the memory part of the brain. Déjà vu is using the memory part of the brain, because it holds memories from the person's past which that person feels like reliving that moment. Déjà vu can sometimes be scary but if one sits back and think about it, it's not as weird as it …show more content…

But how many times does it happen? Déjà vu is a common reaction to a feeling of reliving a moment or a dream. “The déjà vu phenomenon has established a strong presence in our popular culture. A recent search of the Internet using the keyword “déjà vu” brought up over 400,000 sites” (Brown n.p.). Déjà vu is a very common reaction in the United States because of what people dream or think and do during life. It is a very casual feeling and has a lot of information on the Internet. “Déjà vu experiences are common in normal subjects” (Brown n.p.). Déjà vu is so common that the feeling is mutual. The way that people react to déjà vu is acting like that person is angry, depressed, or said something funny. It is a normal action and action in humanity and throughout this world. “According to Hook, there is still much to learn about déjà vu and the mechanisms behind it” (Science Daily n.p.). Even though déjà vu occurs often, scientists still do not know everything about déjà vu. The people are still trying to figure out what makes it happen and why it

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