Testing for telepathy using an immersive virtual environment

Journal of Parapsychology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2007, Pages 105-123

  Murray, Craig D ^a   Howard, Toby ^a   Wilde, David J ^a   Fox, Jezz ^a   Simmonds Moore, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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