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 Presque vu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In (The science of mental life) psychology, presque vu (from (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French, meaning "almost seen") is the sensation of being on the brink of an (Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus) epiphany.
It is often grouped with the other "vu's" (déjà vu and (The experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy) jamais vu).
Presque vu is often cited by people who suffer from (A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions) epilepsy or other seizure-related brain conditions, such as temporal lobe lability.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/presque_vu.htm   (160 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Déjà vu Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The experience of déjà vu seems to be very common; in formal studies 70% or more of the population report having experienced it at least once [1].
However, the strongest pathological association of déjà vu is with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Déjà vu is popularly associated with precognition, clairvoyance or extra-sensory perceptions, and it is frequently cited as evidence for "psychic" abilities in the general population.
www.ipedia.com /deja_vu.html   (542 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Memory (psychology)
Déjà Vu and Jamais Vu The sense of déjà vu (French for “seen before”) is the strange sensation of having been somewhere before, or experienced your current situation before, even though you know you have not.
One possible explanation of déjà vu is that aspects of the current situation act as retrieval cues that unconsciously evoke an earlier experience, resulting in an eerie sense of familiarity.
The encoding specificity principle may partly explain jamais vu; despite the overt similarity of the current and past situations, the cues of the current situation do not match the encoded features of the earlier situation.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578303_4/Memory_(psychology).html   (1008 words)

  
 Jamais Vu
Jamais vu is the contrary of déjà vu.
Netscape - Browse their jamais vu listings here.
Zeal - jamais vu - Human written reviews of their selected web sites in a large number of categories.
www.inneans.com /paranormal/jamais-vu.html   (451 words)

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