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Parapsychology, anomaly, and altered states of consciousness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

John Palmer
Affiliation:
Institute for Parapsychology, Durham, NC 27701 john@rhine.org

Abstract

Pseudoscience is not an appropriate label for parapsychology. Although the noise reduction model of extrasensory perception (ESP) is explanatory only in a limited sense, research does exist addressing the correlation between ESP and altered states of consciousness (ASCs). The term anomaly is not appropriately applied to experiences such as out of body experiences (OBEs) per se, but only to the question of their source. Research on both topics should be encouraged.

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© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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