Jamais Vu: A Psychological Phenomenon

We all know that feeling when we experience Déjà vu, that moment where in we experience something very familiar and think that it has happened before. Well, what if I told you that Déjà vu isn’t the only psychological phenomenon that we experience? In reality we actually experience multiple kinds of psychological phenomenon, but the one that has caught my eye is, Jamais Vu. You may or may not have heard this term before but you can probably guess that it’s the opposite of Déjà vu. Throughout this paper I am going to discuss this psychological phenomenon and understand why, how and what happens to us when we experience Jamais Vu. There will also be discussions on the different kinds of psychological phenomenon that we experience. I am also going to provide you with sample scenarios on how we can experience a moment of Jamais Vu.

The term Jamais Vu came from the French language simply means, “Never seen”. This word was first coined by a French

Also, what happens to us when we experience jamais vu and how does it feel like? One example of how we may experience jamais Vu is getting lost in a familiar place or forgetting how the pedals work when driving. Sometimes we may even recognize a loved one as a stranger. These experiences may happen to people who have irregular function brains but it can affect people with normal functioning brains, thankfully this is less common. These are some examples set by cognitive neuropsychologist, Chris Moulin in explain on how we may be experience jamais Vu. To experience of how one can feel jamais vu, we must understand on how others react to it. Chris Moulin set out a test for 92 volunteers to write the word “door” 30 times in a minute. At the end of the test he says that 70% of the volunteers showed symptoms of jamais vu, symptoms such as doubting the word “door” as a real