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 “Déjà vu” describes the uncanny sensation that you’ve already experienced something, even when you know you never have.

Say you go paddleboarding for the first time. You’ve never done anything like it, but you suddenly have a distinct memory of making the same arm motions, under the same blue sky, with the same waves lapping at your feet.

Or perhaps you’re exploring a new city for the first time and all at once feel as if you’ve walked down that exact tree-lined footpath before.

 It’s often nothing to worry about. Although déjà vu can accompany

Trusted Sourseizures in people with temporal lobe epilepsy, it also occurs in people without any health issues.

There’s no conclusive evidence on how common it actually is, but varying estimates suggest anywhere between 60 and 80 percent of the population experience this phenomenon.

While déjà vu is fairly common, especially

among young adults, experts haven’t identified a single cause. (It’s probably not a glitch in the Matrix.)

Experts do, however, have a few theories about the most likely underlying causes.

So, what causes it?

Researchers can’t easily study déjà vu, partially because it happens without warning and often in people without underlying health concerns that might play a part.

What’s more, déjà vu experiences tend to end as quickly as they begin. The sensation may be so fleeting that if you don’t know much about déjà vu, you may not even realize what just happened.

You might feel a bit unsettled but quickly brush off the experience.

Experts suggest several different causes of déjà vu. Most agree it likely relates to memory in some way. Below are some of the more widely accepted theories.