Problems of reproducibility in complex mind-matter systems

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-270

  Atmanspacher, Harald ^a,b   Jahn, Robert G ^c  

^a Inst Grenzgebiete Psychol/P   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Meaning; Mind matter systems; Reproducibility; Second order thinking

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPLEX MIND-MATTER SYSTEMS;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038716764     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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