1. Déjà vu (déjà vu - "already seen")
That famous déjà vu. Scientifically speaking, this is a mental state in which a person feels that he has already been in a similar situation, but this feeling is not associated with a specific moment of the past, but refers to the past in general. That is, by experiencing the classic feeling of deja vu, you feel that you have already seen a similar place or situation, but cannot remember when. Often, when experiencing a classic feeling of deja vu, a person cannot even understand exactly whether he/she has seen it before in reality or in a dream.
2. Déjà Vécu (Déjà Vécu - "already experienced")
While deja vu is the feeling that you have seen something before, déjà vécu is the feeling that you have seen the event before, but in more detail, that you recognize smells and sounds. This is often accompanied by a strong feeling, as if you know what's going to happen next. Those same famous moments from the "Destination" movies that the main characters experienced are nothing short of déjà vu.
3. Déjà Visité (Déjà Visité - "already visited")
This is a less common phenomenon in which there is an inexplicable knowledge of a new place. For example, you may know a route in a new city even though you have never been there and you know that you could not have acquired this knowledge in any way. Think of Shurik the student from Operation Y. Déjà vu is about space and geography, whereas déjà vu is about temporal events.
4. Déjà Senti (Déjà Senti - "already felt")
It is the phenomenon of something you have already felt. It is a mental phenomenon that rarely remains in memory. The recollection usually arises from the sound of another person's voice, voiced thoughts, or reading. Or when you visit some place memorable to you, you experience again the feelings that filled you before in that very place. Unlike other types of déjà vu, there is no shadow of anything paranormal or unnatural in déjà vu.
5. Jamais Vu.
This is the opposite of deja vu, and describes a familiar situation that you do not recognize. The person does not recognize the situation even though they know they have been there before. You may suddenly not recognize another person, word, or place you know. In one study, researchers asked 92 volunteers to write the word "door" 30 times in 1 minute. As a result, 68 percent of the participants experienced symptoms of jamevu, meaning they began to doubt that the word "door" was real. This possibly indicates that the jamevu phenomenon is a symptom of brain fatigue.
6. Prescuu .
It is the feeling "on the tip of your tongue," that intense feeling when you have no way to remember a word you know well . Often, this condition can be intrusive and even excruciating. A person remembers one or more characteristics of a forgotten word, such as the first letter, but feels a slight agony when searching for the word itself and a feeling of relief when the word appears in the mind.
7. Ladder mind or staircase wit (L'esprit de l'Escalier)
This is the state where you find a clever solution or answer when it is too late. It can be a backlash to an insult, a witty retort that comes to mind when it is no longer useful. It is as if you "are on the stairs, leaving the stage. In Russian, the phrase "a hindsight is strong" is used to describe this condition.
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