Parapsychology : a handbook for the 21st century / edited by Etzel Cardeña, John Palmer and David Marcusson-Clavertz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is the first in more than 40 years to provide a comprehensive scientific overview of research in the field of parapsychology, explaining what we know and don't know about so-called psi phenomena. Contributors evaluate the evidence for these phenomena, accounting for factors such as selective memory, wish fulfillment and incorrect methods or analyses"-- Provided by publisher

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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface: Reintroducing Parapsychology (Etzel Cardeña, David Marcusson-Clavertz and John Palmer) -- Part One: Basic Concepts -- 1. An Overview of Modern Developments in Parapsychology (Nancy L. Zingrone, Carlos S. Alvarado and Gerd H. Hövelmann) -- 2. Parapsychology in Context: The Big Picture (Edward F. Kelly) -- 3. The Case Against Psi (Douglas M. Stokes) -- Part Two: Research Methods and Statistical Approaches -- 4. Experimental Methods in Anomalous Cognition and Anomalous Perturbation Research (John Palmer) -- 5. Research Methods with Spontaneous Case Studies (Emily Williams Kelly and Jim B. Tucker) -- 6. Macro-Psychokinesis: Methodological Concerns (Graham Watkins) -- 7. Statistical Guidelines for Empirical Studies (Patrizio E. Tressoldi and Jessica Utts) -- Part Three: Psychology and Psi -- 8. Psychological Concepts of Psi Function: A Review and Constructive Critique (Rex G. Stanford) -- 9. States, Traits, Cognitive Variables and Psi (Etzel Cardeña and David Marcusson-Clavertz) -- 10. Ariadne's Thread: Meditation and Psi (Serena M. Roney-Dougal) -- Part Four: Biology and Psi -- 11. Psi and Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective (Richard S. Broughton) -- 12. Drugs and Psi Phenomena (David Luke) -- Part Five: Physics and Psi -- 13. Quantum Theory and Parapsychology (Brian Millar) -- 14. Physical Correlates of Psi (Adrian Ryan) -- Part Six: Psi Phenomena: Anomalous Cognition, Perturbation and Force -- 15. Explicit Anomalous Cognition: A Review of the Best Evidence in Ganzfeld, Forced Choice, Remote Viewing and Dream Studies (Johann Baptista, Max Derakhshani and Patrizio E. Tressoldi) -- 16. Implicit Anomalous Cognition (John Palmer) -- 17. Psi and Psychophysiology (Dean Radin and Alan Pierce).

18. Experimental Research on Distant Intention Phenomena (Stefan Schmidt) -- 19. Macro-Psychokinesis (Stephen E. Braude) -- 20. Micro-Psychokinesis (Mario Varvoglis and Peter A. Bancel) -- 21. Implicit Physical Psi: The Global Consciousness Project (Roger D. Nelson) -- 22. Experimenter Effects in Parapsychology Research (John Palmer and Brian Millar) -- Part Seven: Psi Phenomena: Research on Survival -- 23. Mental Mediumship (Julie Beischel and Nancy L. Zingrone) -- 24. Reincarnation: Field Studies and Theoretical Issues Today (Antonia Mills and Jim B. Tucker) -- 25. Ghosts and Poltergeists: An Eternal Enigma (Michaeleen Maher) -- 26. Electronic Voice Phenomena (Mark R. Leary and Tom Butler) -- Part Eight: Practical Applications -- 27. Psi in Everyday Life: Nonhuman and Human(Rupert Sheldrake) -- 28. Exceptional Experiences (ExE) in Clinical Psychology (Martina Belz and Wolfgang Fach) -- 29. Applied Psi (Paul H. Smith and Garret Moddel) -- Part Nine: To Sum It Up -- 30. On the Usefulness of Parapsychology for Science at Large (Gerd H. Hövelmann) -- 31. On Negative Capability and Parapsychology: Personal Reflections (Etzel Cardeña) -- About the Contributors -- Index.

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