Distant intentionality and the feeling of being stared at: Two meta-analyses

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-247

  Schmidt, Stefan ^a   Schneider, Rainer ^a   Utts, Jessica ^b   Walach, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; TELEPATHY;

EID: 2942616469     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712604773952449     Document Type: Review

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