Understanding Déjà Vu

What did Endel Tulving mean by 'mental time travel'?

• Predicting future events

• Revisiting past experiences in our minds

• Traveling back in time physically

• Creating new memories

At what age is déjà vu most commonly experienced?

• Before age 8

• After age 50

• In the 30s and 40s

• In the teens and 20s

What role does the hippocampus play in memory recall?

• It labels stimuli as familiar

• It creates new memories

• It stores memories permanently

• It recalls memories and re-fires neural circuits

Which theory suggests déjà vu occurs due to sensory inputs being out of sync?

• Sensory mismatch theory

• Hippocampus malfunction theory

• Focus shift theory

• Memory storage theory

What is the main conclusion about the cause of déjà vu?

• It is a myth and doesn't exist

• It is caused by a single brain malfunction

• It is fully understood and explained

• There are multiple plausible explanations