What déjà vu can teach us about memory, with Chris Moulin, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The eerie sensation of “déjà vu” -- feeling a strong sense of familiarity in a new place or situation -- is one of memory’s strangest tricks. Researcher Chris Moulin, PhD, of Grenoble Alpes University, talks about why déjà vu happens; why both déjà vu and its lesser-known opposite, jamais vu, may actually be signs of a healthy memory at work; why young people are more prone to déjà vu; how he and others study déjà vu and jamais vu in the lab; and what these experiences can teach us about memory more broadly. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.3	It's one of memory's strangest tricks. You're visiting a new city, one you've never been to before,
0:33.6	when you turn a corner, and suddenly you get the overwhelming sense you've been there before.
0:39.0	You can't shake the feeling even though your rational mind knows that it can't be true.
0:44.1	That fleeting, eerie sensation, deja vu, has puzzled psychologists for more than a century.
0:51.2	Now researchers are learning more about the causes of deja vu, as well as its lesser-known
0:55.7	opposite, Jaumevo, when a previously known thing seems suddenly strange and unfamiliar. So why do
1:03.3	DejaVu and Javertu happen? Why does our brain play these tricks on us? Are some people more prone to
1:10.1	DejaVue and ja mevo than others?
1:12.8	How do you study these sensations in the lab? And what can studying them teach us about memory
1:18.5	more broadly? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American
1:24.1	Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life.
1:29.8	I'm Kim Mills.
1:34.0	My guest today is Dr. Chris Moulin, a professor in the Laboratory of Psychology and Neurocognition at Grenoble Alps University in France.
1:42.6	He is a cognitive neuropsychologist known for his work on memory, especially DejaVue and
1:47.5	JaMéVu.
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