Parapsychology is the study of the
evidence for psychological phenomena ,
such as telepathy , clairvoyance , and
psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by
science. It is a phenomena that appear
to contradict physical laws and suggest
the possibility of causation by mental
processes.
Parapsychology investigates the claimed abilities of some individuals to
interact with the environment in ways not yet explained by science.
In popular culture the study of parapsychology is perceived as the study of the existence, causes and conditions of psychic abilities , near-death experiences, out-of-body experience, crisis apparitions , retro-cognitions, reincarnation
memories, regression memories, prophecy , ghosts and life after death .
Parapsychology does
investigate psychic claims.Parapsychological experiments have
included the use of random number
generators to test for evidence of
precognition and psychokinesis with
both human and animal subjects and the Ganzfeld experiments as
test for extrasensory perception.
Speaking strictly, parapsychology would not include the scientific study
of ghost sightings , Tarot or astrology .
Parapsychology research is now conducted
in about 30 different countries round the globe.
