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| Author(s): | A. S. Brown |
| Publisher: | Psychology Press |
| ISBN: | 1841690759 |
| Format: | hardback |
| 231pp | |
| Price: | £27.99 |
| Review Date: | 03 August 2004 |
| Review: | Research suggests that most of us have had déjà vu experiences at some time in our lives – research into the phenomena dates back to the mid-1800s. However, progress in research has been hampered by the inability to find a stimulus or observable behavioural response that is related to the phenomena. Here Alan Brown summarizes the extensive but fragmented literature to provide a basis for researchers to find other connections and inroads into exploring the topic. The author investigates the actual experience of déjà vu: when and where it occurs; whether people of different ages experience it to a greater or lesser extent; whether it is linked with serious psychopathy; the ‘jamais vu’ experience, where the familiar seems unfamiliar; parapsychological explanations of déjà vu; and dual process, neurological, memory and double perception explanations of déjà vu. The author sums up with a general road map for future explorations into the topic of déjà vu. |