# What is déjà vu? What is déjà vu?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Michael Molina
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_molina_what_is_deja_vu_what_is_deja_vu)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You might have felt it -- the feeling that you've experienced something before, but, in reality, the experience is brand new. There are over 40 theories that attempt to explain the phenomenon of déjà vu. Michael Molina explains how neuroimaging and cognitive psychology have narrowed down the theories that could explain that feeling you're having...again. \[Directed by Josh Harris, narrated by Michelle Snow\].

## Lectures

1. [What is déjà vu? What is déjà vu?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_molina_what_is_deja_vu_what_is_deja_vu/636e7baea4c6), 4 min (TED's player)