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
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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
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Psychology5
- 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)
- Sorry to keep sniping at psychology, but my arguement is that the only realistic data base against which to examine the achievements of parapsychology is psychology. (cia.gov)
- Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for a spirited debate between biologist, author, and telepathy researcher, Dr. Rupert Sheldrake , and noted researcher of anomalous psychology, and parapsychology skeptic, Dr. Richard Wiseman . (skeptiko.com)
- funds specifically intended for psi research have been diverted into conventional psychology at Uppsala (the Sydney Alrutz bequest), Freiburg (the Asta Holler fund) and most recently at Lund, where the professorship in 'parapsychology and hypnology' that benefactor Poul Thorsen wanted is now described by the university as a chair of psychology, though I should add that the appointed professor, Etzel Cardeña, clearly intends to respect his benefactor's wishes. (newsvoice.se)
- Parapsychology is not a very respected or well-accepted field, but I think a lot of mainstream people tend not to know that while very few places offer such a degree, one of the prerequisites is a degree in Psychology. (theweirding.net)
Paranormal4
- Parapsychology is the supposedly scientific study of paranormal phenomena involving the human mind. (rationalwiki.org)
- The field of parapsychology, or the scientific study of scientifically paranormal claims, dates back to the creation of the Society for Psychical Research in London in 1882 (the American Society for Psychical Research, today called the Parapsychological Association, followed in 1885). (essayempire.com)
- Parapsychology is the study of the paranormal and unexplainable phenomena and has become an internationally recognized and studied field. (williamsburgghosttour.com)
- A recent collective book edited by anthropologist Jack Hunter, Greening the Paranormal (2019), developed some links between ecology and parapsychology. (newthinkingallowed.org)
Psychic3
- 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)
- Do you believe in the study of psychic phenomena known as parapsychology? (chekinstitute.com)
- Parapsychology and psychic phenomena are looked open with great deal of suspicion. (ijoyppp.org)
21st century1
- Parapsychology in the 21st century: Essays on the future of psychical research (Chapter 15). (aiprinc.org)
Psychics1
- Here we aim to provide you with the latest and most insightful articles about parapsychology and psychics, to bring you the wisdom and knowledge you need to optimize your development as a soul, body, and mind. (spiritualify.com)
Astrology1
- Alina is a spirituality, parapsychology, and astrology expert writer. (zodiacstory.com)
20191
- But, as suggested by Hunter (2019, p. 3), we should not examine parallels between ecology and parapsychology just for the sake of exploring interesting intersections, "but for the essential task of contributing towards a much broader - necessary - change of perspective concerning our relationship to the living planet. (newthinkingallowed.org)
Parapsychologist2
- Learn the roles and responsibilities of a parapsychologist and how to be a parapsychologist from this Parapsychology. (coursegate.co.uk)
- Enrol in this Parapsychology course from Course Gate if you want to learn more about this skill and become an excellent parapsychologist. (coursegate.co.uk)
Pseudoscience1
- Parapsychology is a pseudoscience . (rationalwiki.org)
Research4
- The authors of the present note are all physicists who have for some years been engaged in research on a possible connection between quantum mechanics and parapsychology. (nybooks.com)
- We feel that there are several pieces of research in parapsychology in which these criteria have been met. (nybooks.com)
- Thinking of leaving your fortune to parapsychology or psychical (psi) research? (newsvoice.se)
- This comprehensive Parapsychology course is developed by industry experts with the utmost care and thorough research. (coursegate.co.uk)
Ecology1
- In J. K. Long (Ed.), Extrasensory ecology: Parapsychology and Anthropology (pp. 1-11). (bvsalud.org)
Page2
- Beginning with an editorial comment on page 82, "In a field as controversial as parapsychology, test methods must be tight enough to eliminate any chance of fraud or of misinterpretating results. (cia.gov)
- The repeatability rate Sargent reports (on page 82) is higher with Ganzfeld "then anything in parapsychology - almost 60 percent. (cia.gov)
Search1
- Wheeler calls parapsychology a "pseudo" or "pathological" science on the grounds that "every science that is a science has hundreds of hard results, but search fails to turn up a single one in parapsychology. (nybooks.com)
Advancement2
- In a recent article, 1 J.A. Wheeler has violently attacked parapsychology, calling it a "pathological science" and a "pretentious pseudo science" and he suggests that it "will serve science well to vote 'parapsychology' out of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (nybooks.com)
- There is a level of membership for everyone interested in the scientific and scholarly advancement of parapsychology. (parapsych.org)
Extrasensory1
- 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)
Degree1
- How Jeffrey earned the only degree ever awarded in parapsychology by a major American university (University of California, Berkeley) in 1980. (chekinstitute.com)
Study2
- 2. Noted in the S-1 Press clipping of 8 January 1980, is that the Nobel Prize winner Brian Josephson, of the Josephson-effect computer fame, is leaving physics to study parapsychology. (cia.gov)
- Parapsychology is described as "the scientific study of the evidence of mental awareness or influence of external objects without interaction from known physical means. (amanamission.com)
Phenomena1
- Parapsychology is the only realm of objective inquiry in which the phenomena are all negatively defined, defined in terms of ruling out normal explanations. (rationalwiki.org)
Phenomenon1
- vague term for the phenomenon claimed to underpin parapsychology. (rationalwiki.org)
Subject2
- MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 13 February 1980 SUBJECT: Parapsychology Increasing Academic Legitimacy. (cia.gov)
- Our Parapsychology course is the most effective way to obtain a thorough understanding of this subject. (coursegate.co.uk)
Journal1
- Australian Journal of Parapsychology - Annual Subscription. (aiprinc.org)
Term1
- The term parapsychology was coined in 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir as the German parapsychologie. (wikipedia.org)
History1
- The entire history of parapsychology has been scientifically unsuccessful. (rationalwiki.org)
Science1
- The social science of parapsychology, and the way that science treats anomalies in general, is a fascinating topic that starkly illuminates the very human side of how science really works. (parapsych.org)
Papers2
- instead, most papers about parapsychology are published in a small number of niche journals. (wikipedia.org)
- This is the same Josephson who endorsed the Icelandic (parapsychology) papers. (cia.gov)
Years1
- You say parapsychology has been in action for fifty years and hasn't achieved much. (cia.gov)