Familiarity from the configuration of objects in 3-dimensional space and its relation to déjà vu: A virtual reality investigation

► First 3D immersive virtual reality investigation of familiarity and déjà vu. ► Results support the Gestalt familiarity hypothesis of déjà vu. ► Evidence of simultaneous sense of newness alongside a sense of familiarity. ► Evidence that déjà vu may result from normal familiarity processes. ► Results support a feature-matching theory of familiarity and déjà vu.