A review of dream ESP studies conducted since the maimonides dream ESP programme

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 85-109+iv

  Sherwood, Simon J ^a   Roe, Chris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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