Even The Blind Get Deja Vu

zentropa writes "Cosmos magazine is reporting that even the blind experience deja vu — backing the idea that it is caused by misfires in the brain's temporal lobe. They quote a British study where a blind man feels like he has 'already seen' some unfamiliar situations. 'Hearing and touch and smell often seem to intermingle in the déjà vu experiences,' said the study subject, whose name has not been made public. 'It is almost like photographic memory, without sight obviously... as if I was encountering a mini-recording in my head, but trying to think "Where have I come across that before?"'"

Is it just me...

[Kagura]

...or have I seen this article before?

Re:Is it just me...

[munrom]

I haven't seen it, but I've heard about it

dept

[Anonymous Coward]

from the again-for-the-first-time dept.

Isn't that slashdot's motto?

Crazy!

[Anonymous Coward]

Next you'll be telling me that blind people can feel emotions and think logically, just like regular people!

Divide by zero?

[j00r0m4nc3r]

What happens if you have deja vu of a false deja vu memory from virtual reality?

Re:Is it just me...

[LiquidCoooled]

No, you are having a premonition.
This is slashdot the article is sure to turn up in the near future.

Very Likely

[ToasterofDOOM]

It is most probable that, as we are on slashdot, the article is a dupe, a 'digital deja vu' if you will.

Re:Cool trick you can do with Deja Vu..

[Anonymous Coward]

...what happens when you become aware of your breathing and can't let it go back to involuntary mode.

Thanks a lot for mentioning that and sharing the experience.

Re:Is it just me...

[telchine]

or have I seen this article before?

No, it's not just you. I'm pretty sure it's a dupe. Later on somebody will make a post about Soviet Russia, then some East vs West war will break out, a few people will make some tenuous geek jokes and I vaguely remember there being one or two posts that actually discussed the subject matter (although they clearly hadn't RTFA)

Re:My Deja Vu is More Than Just Images

[shirai]

That's a good question actually. For example, when I get the deja vu feeling, it is usually because I feel as I have heard something (or discussed something with someone) before. If my sighted deja vu is mostly auditory, why is it a surprise that someone who can't see experiences the same feeling?

Re:Is it just me...

[Chabil Ha']

No, it means CmdrTaco is making a modification to the code...

the blind?

[Yirimyah]

And all across America, the hawks are thinking "Is it just me, or is this Vietnam again?"

Re:Divide by zero?

[avajcovec]

Nullity!

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Re:News to me

[Carthag]

It's not rreally a deja vu if you've experienced it before...