Time-series power spectrum analysis of performance in free response anomalous cognition experiments

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-66

  Sturrock, Peter A ^a   Spottiswoode, S James P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nielsen Entertainment   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomalous cognition; Consciousness; Moon; Parapsychology; Physical correlates

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; MOON; POWER SPECTRUM; PROBABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; TIME-SERIES POWER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 34147177795     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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