The transliminal brain at rest: baseline EEG, unusual experiences, and access to unconscious mental activity. (1/8)
(+info)Relationship between longevity and lifeline: a manual study of 100 patients. (2/8)
The relationship between length of lifeline and age at death has been evaluated in 100 consecutive autopsies. A highly significant association between the two was discovered which was strengthened further when hand size was controlled for. We feel that a powerful new prognostic sign may thus be within grasp. (+info)Insightful hallucination: psychopathology or paranormal phenomenon? (3/8)
(+info)Possession: a clinical enigma. (4/8)
(+info)Policing epistemic deviance: Albert Von Schrenck-Notzing and Albert Moll(1). (5/8)
Shortly after the death of Albert von Schrenck-Notzing (1862-1929), the doyen of early twentieth century German para psychology, his former colleague in hypnotism and sexology Albert Moll (1862-1939) published a treatise on the psychology and pathology of parapsychologists, with Schrenck-Notzing serving as a prototype of a scientist suffering from an 'occult complex'. Moll's analysis concluded that parapsychologists vouching for the reality of supernormal phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, telekinesis and materialisations, suffered from a morbid will to believe, which paralysed their critical faculties and made them cover obvious mediumistic fraud. Using Moll's treatment of Schrenck-Notzing as an historical case study of boundary disputes in science and medicine, this essay traces the career of Schrenck-Notzing as a researcher in hypnotism, sexology and parapsychology; discusses the relationship between Moll and Schrenck-Notzing; and problematises the pathologisation and defamation strategies of deviant epistemologies by authors such as Moll. (+info)'Trick', 'manipulation' and 'farce': Albert Moll's critique of occultism. (6/8)
In July 1925, the psychiatrist Albert Moll appeared before the district court in Berlin-Schoneberg charged with having defamed the medium Maria Vollhardt (alias Rudloff) in his 1924 book Der Spiritismus [Spiritism]. Supported by some of Berlin's most prominent occultists, the plaintiff--the medium's husband--argued that Moll's use of terms such as 'trick', 'manipulation' and 'farce' in reference to Vollhardt's phenomena had been libellous. In the three-part trial that followed, however, Moll's putative affront to the medium--of which he was eventually acquitted--was overshadowed, on the one hand, by a debate over the scientific status of parapsychology, and on the other, by the question of who--parapsychologists, occultists, psychiatrists or jurists--was entitled to claim epistemic authority over the occult. This paper will use the Rudloff-Moll trial as a means of examining Moll's critique of occultism, not only as it stood in the mid-1920s, but also as it had developed since the 1880s. It will also provide insight into the views of Germany's occultists and parapsychologists, who argued that their legitimate bid for scientific credibility was hindered by Dunkelmanner [obscurantists] such as Albert Moll. (+info)Loss of control increases belief in precognition and belief in precognition increases control. (7/8)
(+info)Near-death experiences. (8/8)
Reactions to claims of near-death experiences (NDE) range from the popular view that this must be evidence for life after death, to outright rejection of the experiences as, at best, drug induced hallucinations or, at worse, pure invention. Twenty years, and much research, later, it is clear that neither extreme is correct. (+info)Parapsychology is not a term that has a medical definition per se, as it is not a field that is recognized by mainstream medicine. It is an interdisciplinary field that studies the nature of psychic phenomena, including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, and reincarnation.
Parapsychology is often considered a branch of psychology, but it is not universally accepted as a legitimate field of study by the scientific community. Many scientists and skeptics argue that there is little empirical evidence to support the existence of psychic phenomena, and that parapsychological research lacks rigor and is prone to bias and methodological flaws.
Nonetheless, some researchers continue to investigate these phenomena using controlled experiments and statistical analyses, with the goal of better understanding the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world.
Parapsychology
Parapsychology Foundation
Koestler Parapsychology Unit
Journal of Parapsychology
Outline of parapsychology
Parapsychology research at SRI
Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind
International Center of Parapsychology and Scientific Research of the New Age
Chris French
Parapsychological Association
Richard Wiseman
Evan Harris Walker
Lewis Charles Powles
William G. Braud
František Kahuda
1931 in Wales
J. Randall Brown
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Out-of-body experience
Biophoton
David Jay Brown
Scientific skepticism
Jean Shinoda Bolen
Stanisława Tomczyk
Beagle Bag
Indian psychology
Gardner Murphy
Henry Margenau
Gibson's law
List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
Altered States of Consciousness and Para1
- He teaches courses on Altered States of Consciousness and Parapsychology, and Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and conducts and supervises research on his areas of interest. (lu.se)
Public Parapsychology1
- Is the information provided at Public Parapsychology worth at least $1 to you? (blogspot.com)
Psychology9
- ParaMOOC 2018 (the free online course 'Parapsychology Research and Education' which covers scientific parapsychology, anomalistic psychology and scientific/academic disciplines in which research relevant to parapsychology/anomalistic psychology as well) starts with live sessions on January 22nd, but the course is already open and enrollment is available. (parapsych.org)
- But what was also a big part of a romantic reaction against neoliberalism was an interest in the paranormal or parapsychology, which straddled the boundary between psychology and the occult. (dissidentvoice.org)
- This article describes how psychology textbooks fail even to mention the closely-related topic of parapsychology, or else persistently misinform their readers about it. (spr.ac.uk)
- A survey of psychology textbooks reveals that where the topic of parapsychology is not completely neglected it tends to be misrepresented, giving the impression that its findings are unsound. (spr.ac.uk)
- If Kuhn is right, it helps to explain the antipathy demonstrated by sceptics of parapsychology, as demonstrated by the writers of psychology textbooks. (spr.ac.uk)
- I surveyed the psychology introductory textbooks in the University of Northampton library to see what our undergraduates could learn about parapsychology from sources that would be recommended to them as 'reliable' (unlike, say, Wikipedia). (spr.ac.uk)
- Situated in the psychology department of Edinburgh University, the Koestler Parapsychology Unit (KPU) nurtured a number of British parapsychologists, who now hold research positions in universities around the country. (spr.ac.uk)
- Etzel Cardeña holds the Thorsen Chair in psychology including parapsychology and hypnosis. (lu.se)
- It is maintained by Lund University and sponsored by the Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology (CERCAP) and the Parapsychology Foundation. (lu.se)
Telepathy2
- Telepathy Test Methods in Parapsychology Telepathy is considered to be. (parapsikoloji.net)
- A fascinating, eye-opening collection of "Investigations into Ghosts, Poltergeists, Telepathy, and Other Unseen Phenomena, from the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory," Unbelievable by Stacy Horn explores science's remarkable first attempts to prove-or disprove-the existence of the paranormal. (mysteriousradio.com)
Paranormal4
- The Parapsychology and Investigations Research Society, is an organisation of dedicated Paranormal investigators, Parapsychologists, Paranormal researchers, Demonologists, Spiritual healers and Counsellors dealing in scientific study concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena. (yourghoststories.com)
- Tonight, my special guest is best-selling author Stacy Horn here to discuss the man who was considered The Einstein of Parapsychology who studied the paranormal for the government. (mysteriousradio.com)
- I'd been looking for paranormal conferences my wife might want to attend with me in the area, and decided to see what, if any, parapsychology programs still existed in the US. (turtlesandcrows.com)
- Parapsychology is a fantastic tool and framework for studying the paranormal, but it's not a great framework for developing psychic ability. (turtlesandcrows.com)
Psychical Research1
- He was researcher for the Psychical Research Foundation in Durham, North Carolina, and the Division of Parapsychology at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. (whitecrowbooks.com)
Consciousness2
- Auerbach defined parapsychology as the study of phenomena of consciousness which fall under the category of psychic, including ESP, psychokinesis, and survival of bodily death. (coasttocoastam.com)
- His more than 400 publications include the influential books Varieties of Anomalous Experience (now in a second edition and translated into Portuguese), the 2 volumes of Altering Consciousness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives , Parapsychology: A Handbook for the 21st Century, and Acute Reactions to Trauma and Psychotherapy . (lu.se)
Psychic phenomena2
- Parapsychology has also been criticised by mainstream critics for claims by many of its practitioners that their studies are plausible despite a lack of convincing evidence after more than a century of research for the existence of any psychic phenomena. (wikipedia.org)
- After over a century of research, parapsychology has yet to produce any convincing evidence of psychic phenomena. (gotquestions.org)
Laboratory2
- A 4 page paper describing three personal-knowledge experiences of the writer with ESP-related experiences, followed by some of the history of Joseph Banks Rhine's Parapsychology Laboratory opened at Duke University in the 1930s for the purpose of empirically investigating the existence of ESP and psychokinesis. (paperstore.net)
- Overview This collection contains correspondence from Gertrude Maurin with Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, Dr. Louisa E. Rhine, Dr. Marie Higbee Avery, and other individuals connected with the Duke University Parapsychology Laboratory, the Institute for Parapsychology, and the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man in Durham, North Carolina. (rice.edu)
Phenomena2
- Many people have experienced phenomena of the kind studied by parapsychology, in varying degrees. (gotquestions.org)
- In Parapsychology: A Century of Enquiry , D. Scott Rogo, one of the most prolific investigative journalists in the genre, examined anomalous phenomena in his own compelling, engaging style before his life was cut short in 1991. (whitecrowbooks.com)
Pseudoscience1
- It has been classified as a pseudoscience, that is, parapsychology is quackery mistakenly regarded as being based on the scientific method. (gotquestions.org)
Imagination1
- One of the basic concepts of studies related to parapsychology is imagination. (parapsikoloji.net)
Research4
- 2004/08/25 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000700090015-2 37 DDfS&T-l381-76 MEMORANDUM FOR: Associate Deputy Director for Administration FROc1: Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology SUBJECT: Parapsychology Research REFURfNcg: Memorandum from A/DDA to .M)D/S&T dated 23 February 1976, Subject: SRI Report on Perceptual Augmentation 1. (cia.gov)
- Because you have expressed an interest, as a Directorate, in the subject of parapsychology, I would like to outline our current research plans in this area, 2 As you may know, we elected not to continue the S I research project because of its substantial cost and because of the generally negative findings in the physiological por- tion of the research. (cia.gov)
- Buy Research Papers & Essays on Parapsychology. (paperstore.net)
- I dealt with this for myself by leaning heavily into parapsychology research. (turtlesandcrows.com)
Textbook2
- The student will be able to identify and sort Parapsychology key concepts by reading the course assigned textbook. (bircham.edu)
- One textbook that covers parapsychology is by Passer and Smith. (spr.ac.uk)
Researchers1
- A 4 page paper refuting the claims of parapsychology researchers. (paperstore.net)
Extrasensory2
- In parapsychology, psi is the unknown factor in extrasensory perception and psychokinesis experiences that is not explained by known physical or biological mechanisms. (wikipedia.org)
- In J. K. Long (Ed.), Extrasensory ecology: Parapsychology and Anthropology (pp. 1-11). (bvsalud.org)
Chair1
- The catalyst for the exponential growth of parapsychology in the UK was the endowment in 1985 of the Koestler Chair for Parapsychology, funded by a bequest from author Arthur Koestler. (spr.ac.uk)
Teaches1
- He teaches parapsychology through HCH Institute in Lafayette, California and online courses through the Rhine Education Center. (coasttocoastam.com)
Books1
- The writers of such books tend to argue that the case for parapsychology is a matter of personal belief, and that 'psychic' effects disappear under more rigorous testing. (spr.ac.uk)
Education1
- Universities with Parapsychology Education Human curiosity about the unknown has. (parapsikoloji.net)
Development1
- How can we benefit from visualization in the development of parapsychology and spiritual abilities? (parapsikoloji.net)
History1
- A Comprehensive History of Parapsychology in France [Review of the book Enquéte sur 150 Ans de Parapsychologie: La Légende de l'Esprit by Renaud Evrard]. (parapsychologypress.org)
Religion1
- Parapsychology is not a religion, but its adherents are convinced that the spiritual realm exists-and, according to the Bible, they are right about that. (gotquestions.org)
Term1
- The term parapsychology was coined in 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir as the German parapsychologie. (wikipedia.org)
Years1
- Enquéte sur 150 Ans de Parapsychologie: La Légende de l'Esprit [An Inquiry of 150 Years of Parapsychology: The Legend of the Mind], by Renaud Evrard, Editions Trajectoire, 2016. (parapsychologypress.org)
Scientific1
- There is a level of membership for everyone interested in the scientific and scholarly advancement of parapsychology. (parapsych.org)
Journals1
- instead, most papers about parapsychology are published in a small number of niche journals. (wikipedia.org)
Light1
- For individuals with the gift of counseling, The Universal Light Seminary offers a doctoral degree program, the PhD in Parapsychology. (theuniversallight.com)
Spiritual1
- Parapsychology is a foolish pursuit that leaves the "researcher" wide open to spiritual deception and eternal harm. (gotquestions.org)