Dr. Vernon Neppe

Biography:

Vernon Neppe MD, PhD is an internationally known Neuropsychiatrist and Behavioral Neurologist. He also may be the world's leading expert on the deja vu phenomenon and has studied anomalous phenomena for thirty years. He has just completed a series of three electronic books on deja vu and also wrote the first academic book on the subject in 1983. Professor Neppe is Director of the Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute (PNI) in Seattle, WA and also (Adjunct) Professor of Psychiatry at St Louis University. He is also the author of the acclaimed books, Innovative Psychopharmacotherapy as well as Cry the Beloved Mind: A Voyage of Hope.

Past Shows:

	Understanding Déjà Vu
	Wednesday October 11, 2006

Neuropsychiatrist and anomalistic psychologist Dr. Vernon Neppe shared his intensive research into the phenomenon of déjà vu. The experience is defined as feeling as though something has happened before-- that you've already been in a place, or heard or seen something, even though it should be unfamiliar (see list of various subtypes). Early interpretations of the experience associated it with temporal lobe dysfunction, and while that holds true in some cases, Neppe found that déjà vu could also be related to nostalgia, relief of anxiety, and paranormal experiences. He is particularly fascinated by the paranormal or psychic connections with déjà vu. The sense of "time distortion" that can accompany the experience relates to notions of reincarnation and having lived before, he noted, and premonitions and precognition share a similarity to the phenomenon as well. ... More
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