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The Neuropsychiatry of Paranormal Experiences

Persinger, Michael A.·2001·The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
DOI 10.1176/jnp.13.4.515
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  • Rates of belief in paranormal and otherwise supramundane but non-religious phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs and other mythical creatures remain as high as ever.

    “Rather, rates of belief in paranormal and otherwise supramundane but non-religious phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs and other mythical creatures remain as high as ever (Baker and Draper 2010; Persinger 2001; Willard and Norenzayan 2013).”

    From Cultural Evolution of Religion, Spirituality and Ritual: Impacts On Human Cooperation (2024) · cites this paper as Persinger 2001

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  22. Persinger MA, Koren SA: Experiences of spiritual visitation and impregnation: potential induction by frequency-modulated transients from an adjacent clock. Percept Mot Skills 2001; 92:35-36 · DOI
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Authors
Persinger, M. A.
Affiliations
Laurentian University (CA)
Corresponding author
Persinger, Michael A.
Venue
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
2001-11
Volume
13
Issue
4
Pages
515-524
ISSN
  • 0895-0172 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-7222
DOI
10.1176/jnp.13.4.515
OpenAlex
W2036538202
Cited by
127
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 6
FWCI
2.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Neuropsychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
paranormal experiences, neuropsychiatry, altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, hallucinations
MeSH terms
Brain, Delusions, Dominance, Cerebral, Electroencephalography, Electromagnetic Fields, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Evoked Potentials, Frontal Lobe, Hippocampus, Humans, Occipital Lobe, Parapsychology, Religion and Psychology, Sleep Stages, Temporal Lobe, Head Injuries, Closed

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