Why do we get a sense of deja-vu with places we’ve never been before? And in dreams?

Why do we get a sense of deja-vu with places we've never been before? And in dreams?
Why do we get a sense of deja-vu with places we’ve never been before? And in dreams?

Wow, we just acquired newly-published book on this (but I feel like I’ve seen it before….!) The cognitive neuropsychology of déjà vu, QP360.5 .M68 2018. It has a chapter on “Theories of déjà vu formation” which will probably answer your questions.