Question of the fortnight: What is deja vu?
Blogging science to life
Wed 17 March 2010, Written by: Hannah
Every fortnight, we are going to answer your science questions about the human body. It's all part of finding out how amazing you are, in the run up to the opening of our new exhibition All About Us in February 2011.
What is déjà vu?
Scientists don't understand it...it's to do with memory and with the way the brain pieces events together to make one memory. Sometimes when the brain is trying to match previous experiences to what's going on around you it can make some mistakes-and your brain does actually make a lot of mistakes!
Did you know that your sense of smell is your strongest memory, stronger than what you see or hear?!
Do you have a science question about the human body that you’d like answering? Tweet your question to @atbristol using the hashtag #QF and we’ll answer one a fortnight!
Find out more information about our new exhibition All About Us opening in February 2011
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