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The DΓ©jΓ  Vu

Why do we get dΓ©jΓ  vu? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate this strangely familiar question.

"Do we know what causes dΓ©jΓ  vu?" asks Floyd Kitchen from Queenstown in New Zealand.

Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate this familiar feeling by speaking to world-leading reseacher Chris Moulin from the University of Grenoble in France and memory expert Catherine Loveday from Westminster University. Plus, they find out why early investigations classed dΓ©jΓ  vu as a type of paranormal phenomenon.

For most of us, it's a fleetingly strange experience, but for some people it can become a serious problem. Lisa from Hulme in Manchester started experiencing dΓ©jΓ  vu when she was 22 with episodes that could last all day. The origin of her dΓ©jΓ  vu has been the key to helping psychologists investigate its cause.

Presenters: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
Producer: Michelle Martin.

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