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Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely
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A psychologist explores three psychological and neurological factors that influence whether people are more or less likely to interpret ambiguous experiences as paranormal encounters, drawing on research about belief in ghosts and the supernatural.
Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely
When you experience something that can't easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? Zeferli/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Around 1 in 5 Americans say they’ve seen a ghost. I’m not one of them, and I probably never will be. I blame my brain.
Let me explain. No one can say definitively that ghosts exist, but many people believe they do. Roughly three-quarters of Americans believe in some form of paranormal activity – not only ghosts, but psychic abilities, precognitive dreams, mediums
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