Jamais vu: Ig Nobel Prize-Winning Research into the Curiously Common Opposite of Deja vu Talk by Akira O'Connor

Akira O'Connor, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, will give a talk on his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research on jamais vu.

Jamais vu is the curious opposite of deja vu—a feeling of strangeness or unfamiliarity that arises for things that you know should be familiar. Akira will present a story that spans decades—from the hidden origins of jamais vu as a phenomenon of psychological interest, to his own involvement in its study spanning his time as a PhD student, lecturer, and honours project supervisor.

The seminar is open to all. No previous understanding of psychology is required. All you need is to be curious about what happens to your thoughts when you repeat a word over,
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