Just as a night club magician uses sleight of hand to fool his audience, our brains play mischievous tricks on us—no top hat or wand required. The magic word is not “abracadabra,” or “alakazam,” ...

Have you ever had the sense that you’ve done something or gone through a new situation before? Does it seem like you know what’s going to happen next? That feeling is often described as déjà vu, which ...