There are 7 billion people on the planet, making it fairly likely that someone, somewhere looks exactly like you! Is there a science behind Doppelgangers? Laci is here to discuss what happens in the brain when we see someone that looks identical to you. Read More: Doppelgngers Began as a Part of German Folklore http://www.spiritualliving360.com/index.php/doppelgngers-began-as-a-part-of-german-folklore-586/ "Doppelgänger in German literally means "double-goer" and was used to describe an apparition-like duplicate of a living person, not to be confused with the ghost of a deceased person." Doppelganger http://www.paranormal-encyclopedia.com/d/doppelganger/ "Long before they were called Doppelgänger, the Vikings (1200-1800) recognized these entities as vardøger, ghostly beings that preceded their living counterparts, taking their places at various activities." Induction of an illusory shadow person https://caciopponeurolab.sites.uchicago.edu/sites/caciopponeurolab.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/Ortigue_Nature%202006.pdf "The strange sensation that somebody is nearby when no one is actually present has been described by psychiatric and neurological patients, as well as by healthy subjects, but it is not understood how the illusion is triggered by the brain." God on the Brain - programme summary http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2003/godonbrain.shtml "Rudi Affolter and Gwen Tighe have both experienced strong religious visions. He is an atheist; she a Christian. He thought he had died; she thought she had given birth to Jesus. Both have temporal lobe epilepsy." I'm Not A Look-Alike! http://www.francoisbrunelle.com/index.php?id=3&lang=en "I'm not a look-alike! is a project to make 200 photos of couples of look-alikes (doubles, doppelgangers) around the world and to create an international exhibit and a book with them." Watch More: How Twins Advance Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtXmsW9RQHI TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-341-smart-guitar-makes-anyone-a-musician?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=DNews&utm_campaign=DNWC What Makes Ouija Boards Move? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=221lInw7Wj0 ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com