Jamais vu
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| + | In [[psychology]], '''''jamais vu''''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|ʒ|ɑː|m|eɪ|_|ˈ|v|uː}}; from [[French language|French]], meaning "never seen") is the [[phenomenon]] of experiencing a situation that one recognizes in some fashion, but that nonetheless seems very unfamiliar. | ||
| - | An '''epileptic seizure''', sometimes referred to as a '''fit''', is defined as a transient symptom of "abnormal excessive or [[Neural oscillation|synchronous neuronal activity]] in the brain". The outward effect can be as dramatic as a wild thrashing movement (tonic-clonic seizure) or as mild as a brief loss of awareness (absence seizure). It can manifest as an alteration in [[mental state|mental state]], [[tonic (physiology)|tonic]] or [[clonic]] movements, [[convulsion]]s, and various other psychic symptoms (such as [[déjà vu]] or [[jamais vu]]). Sometimes it is not accompanied by convulsions but a full body "slump", where the person simply will lose body control and slump to the ground. The medical syndrome of recurrent, unprovoked seizures is termed [[epilepsy]], but seizures can occur in people who do not have epilepsy. For more information, see [[non-epileptic seizure]]. | + | Often described as the opposite of ''[[déjà vu]]'', ''jamais vu'' involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before. |
| + | ''Jamais vu'' is more commonly explained as when a person momentarily does not recognise a word, person, or place that he or she already knows. | ||
| + | The phenomenon is often grouped with ''[[déjà vu]]'' and ''[[tip of the tongue]]''. | ||
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| + | The ''TimesOnline'' reports: | ||
| + | :[[Chris Moulin]], of Leeds University, asked 92 volunteers to write out "door" 30 times in 60 seconds. At the International Conference on Memory in Sydney last week he reported that 68 percent of volunteers showed symptoms of ''jamais vu'', such as beginning to doubt that "door" was a real word. Dr Moulin believes that a similar brain fatigue underlies a phenomenon observed in some schizophrenia patients: that a familiar person has been replaced by an impostor. Dr Moulin suggests they could be suffering from chronic ''jamais vu''. | ||
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| + | ''Jamais vu'' can be caused by [[epileptic seizure]]s. | ||
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| + | ==Related phenomena== | ||
| + | *''[[Déjà vu]]'': remembering having seen something unexperienced before. In French, this literally means 'already seen', though in usage it is basically equivalent to ''déjà vécu'', "already lived." | ||
| + | * ''[[Tip of the tongue|Presque vu]]'': almost, but not quite, remembering something. This is the "[[Tip of the tongue|on the tip of my tongue]]" feeling. | ||
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| - | * [[Migralepsy]] | + | *[[Semantic satiation]] |
| - | * [[Phantosmia]] | + | *[[Capgras delusion]] (the delusion that a friend or relative is an impostor) |
| + | *[[Depersonalization disorder]] | ||
| + | *[[Derealization]] | ||
| + | *[[Cryptomnesia]] | ||
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In psychology, jamais vu (Template:IPAc-en; from French, meaning "never seen") is the phenomenon of experiencing a situation that one recognizes in some fashion, but that nonetheless seems very unfamiliar.
Often described as the opposite of déjà vu, jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer's impression of seeing the situation for the first time, despite rationally knowing that he or she has been in the situation before.
Jamais vu is more commonly explained as when a person momentarily does not recognise a word, person, or place that he or she already knows.
The phenomenon is often grouped with déjà vu and tip of the tongue.
The TimesOnline reports:
- Chris Moulin, of Leeds University, asked 92 volunteers to write out "door" 30 times in 60 seconds. At the International Conference on Memory in Sydney last week he reported that 68 percent of volunteers showed symptoms of jamais vu, such as beginning to doubt that "door" was a real word. Dr Moulin believes that a similar brain fatigue underlies a phenomenon observed in some schizophrenia patients: that a familiar person has been replaced by an impostor. Dr Moulin suggests they could be suffering from chronic jamais vu.
Jamais vu can be caused by epileptic seizures.
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Related phenomena
- Déjà vu: remembering having seen something unexperienced before. In French, this literally means 'already seen', though in usage it is basically equivalent to déjà vécu, "already lived."
- Presque vu: almost, but not quite, remembering something. This is the "on the tip of my tongue" feeling.
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See also
- Semantic satiation
- Capgras delusion (the delusion that a friend or relative is an impostor)
- Depersonalization disorder
- Derealization
- Cryptomnesia
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