Anomalous Cognition: An Umbrella Review of the Meta-Analytic Evidence
Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition December 30, 2022 Patrizio Tressoldi, Lance Storm 12 citations
A review of 11 meta-analyses on anomalous cognition, covering over 80 years of research, indicates that such phenomena appear possible. Effect sizes are larger when studies use non-ordinary or altered states of consciousness (e.g., dreaming, ganzfeld), free-response procedures, or neurophysiological dependent variables. These conditions seem to facilitate a form of cognition not constrained by known biological sensory or brain limits. The findings broaden understanding of the mind-brain relationship and the nature of the human mind.