whether you are an aspiring psychologist
or just curious about what makes you and
all your fellow humans tick psyched ago
is constantly inspired by your drive to
learn more but even with this relentless
passion to figure things out the human
brain and how it works
remains the tantalizing puzzle still
largely unsolved in honor of our amazing
brains and how much we still have to
learn about them
psyched ago has compiled a list of ten
strange phenomena of the mind to keep
your curiosity burning number one deja
vu deja vu meaning already seen is
probably the most well known of the
strange phenomena if you've ever felt
like you lived the same moment twice
you've probably experienced this before
that eerie feeling is called deja vu
number two deja vu this strange
phenomenon is often mixed up with deja
vu but is actually more like it's bigger
more vivid sibling in addition to that
eerie feeling of repeating a moment you
can also recognize specific sounds and
smells and you may even experience
premonition like abilities and have a
strong sense of what will happen next
number three deja a feast for any travel
buffs in our midst maybe you have
experienced this strange phenomenon deja
a feast is triggered geographically and
describes having feelings of familiarity
with a place you have never been before
like being able to navigate a new town
or city that you are visiting without
needing to look at a map number four
deja essenti this strange phenomenon is
like emotional deja vu feeling like you
have already felt something before but
is very fleeting you may feel like you
just spoke out loud only to realize you
haven't or you may recall something
long-forgotten only to have the memory
disappear a few minutes later
number five JAMA vote in today's busy
world it's easy to forget things here
and there as we pile our plates high
with all our daily activities and
responsibilities but imagine not being
able to remember recognize a familiar
situation that you know you have
definitely been in before
maybe you've repeated a word so many
times it no longer sounds like a word
anymore
that's Johnny foo number six
preska vu probably the most unsatisfying
of the phenomena preska vu is the
sensation of being on the edge of a
breakthrough or epiphany only nothing
happens
it's likely to happen when you've been
working on a big problem and you think
you have the answer but it actually
turns out to be preska vu and nothing
comes of it number seven
especially the list Gery a leave it to
the French to have some lovely names for
such strange phenomena this one being no
exception literally translated this
phenomenon is the stairway to wit and is
the bane of the existence of The
Wallflowers and youngest siblings
amongst us it is that all too familiar
feeling of triumph followed by a regret
when we come up with the perfect
comeback but only after the moment has
passed
number 8 cat growl delusion often
experienced by those of us who may
struggle with schizophrenia the cat
growl delusion occurs when a person
believes their friends and loved ones
have been replaced by identical
imposters while this strange phenomenon
sounds like something straight out of a
sci-fi movie it is in fact very real
number 9 for goli delusion not to be
confused with the plot of the
best-selling book series and television
show a series of unfortunate events this
strange phenomenon occurs when a person
believes that many different people are
actually one person in many disguises
sent to persecute and torment them
unlike the story of the Baudelaire
children and the dastardly Count Olaf
this all too real delusion is fueled and
heightened and the person experience it
is prone to incidents of paranoia number
10 prosopagnosia last but certainly not
least this phenomenon is possibly the
most mind-boggling on our lists pursue
big nausea is the phenomenon of a person
not being able to recognize faces of
people they know or objects they are
familiar with one of the most famous
books written on the subject details the
experiences
man living with prosopagnosia who is
unable to recognize his wife the title
of the book the man who mistook his wife
for a hat have you ever experienced one
of these strange phenomena would you be
interested in diving deeper into case
studies and research conducted on any of
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