Science Research Committee
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Sir William Crookes
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images |
Sir Oliver Lodge
Credit: Lafayette Ltd, via Wikimedia Commons |
Mission
To examine and disseminate past, recent, and ongoing scientific research concerning human consciousness after physical death, including communication from discarnate individuals.
To examine and disseminate past, recent, and ongoing scientific research concerning human consciousness after physical death, including communication from discarnate individuals.
Investigations
Accuracy and Neural Correlates of Blinded Mediumship Compared to Controls
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Principal Investigator: Arnaud Delorme, Ph.D.
Program Areas: Consciousness and Healing
Research Focus: Can we access information not limited by space and time?
Research Question: Can mediums gain verifiable information using means not yet understood by modern science?
Genetics and Psychic Ability
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Investigators: Dean Radin and Helané Wahbeh
Implicit Beliefs in the Study of Experimenter Effects in the Replication of Psi Experiments
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Investigator: Arnaud Delorme
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Principal Investigator: Arnaud Delorme, Ph.D.
Program Areas: Consciousness and Healing
Research Focus: Can we access information not limited by space and time?
Research Question: Can mediums gain verifiable information using means not yet understood by modern science?
Genetics and Psychic Ability
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Investigators: Dean Radin and Helané Wahbeh
Implicit Beliefs in the Study of Experimenter Effects in the Replication of Psi Experiments
Institute of Noetic Sciences
Investigator: Arnaud Delorme
Articles
Tressoldi P. E., Sinesio F., Liberale L., and Testoni I. Stage 1 Registered Report: Testing mediumship accuracy with a triple-blind protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved with reservations] (pdf 348 KB)
F1000Research 2021, 10:351, First published: 06 May 2021 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52208.2.)
F1000Research 2021, 10:351, First published: 06 May 2021 (https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52208.2.)
Charles T. Tart: On the Potential Role of Psi in an Expanded Science of the Physical, Experiential, and Spiritual (pdf 736 KB)
Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 359-405, 2019, copyright: Creative Commons CC-BY-NC.
Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 359-405, 2019, copyright: Creative Commons CC-BY-NC.
A physiological examination of perceived incorporation during trance (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30815253/)
Helané Wahbeh, Cedric Cannard, Jennifer Okonsky, and Arnaud Delorme, F1000 Research, 8:67, 2019; last updated Feb. 21, 2019.
Helané Wahbeh, Cedric Cannard, Jennifer Okonsky, and Arnaud Delorme, F1000 Research, 8:67, 2019; last updated Feb. 21, 2019.
People reporting experiences of mediumship have higher disassociation symptom scores than non-mediums, but below thresholds for pathological disassociation (pdf 837 KB) F1000 Research 2018, 6:1416; last updated 19 Jan 2018
Exploring the Effects of Mediumship on Hope, Resilience, and Post-Traumatic Growth in the Bereaved (pdf 359 KB)
C. Cox, C. Cooper, and M. D. Smith, Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology - Winter 2017, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 6-15,
C. Cox, C. Cooper, and M. D. Smith, Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology - Winter 2017, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 6-15,
Consciousness after clinical death. The biggest ever scientific study published (https://bioethicsobservatory.org/2015/07/consciousness-after-clinical-scientific-study-published/8863/) Posted On 08 Jul 2015; by : Bioethics Observatory - Institute of Life Sciences UCV
Diana and Alan Bennett ITC (pdf 1.2 MB)
By The Revs. Lisa and Tom Butler
Copyright © 2002 by Diana and Alan Bennett. All Rights Reserved.
By The Revs. Lisa and Tom Butler
Copyright © 2002 by Diana and Alan Bennett. All Rights Reserved.
Spiritualism and science reflections on the first decade of the spirit rappings (pdf 2.9 MB)
R. Laurence Moore, American Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct., 1972), pp. 474-500
R. Laurence Moore, American Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct., 1972), pp. 474-500
News and Other
Interesting News and Other Items Concerning the Afterlife
"Death is Not Final" Debate: https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/death-not-final
June 16–19, 2020: 2020 Vision: Looking Forward
Hilton Durham, near Duke University
2020 Vision, a combined conference of the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) and the Parapsychological Association (PA), will address the past, the present, and the future, and lay a foundation from which we can step forward in discovery. Join us for three full days of presentations, posters, panels, and networking opportunities by scholars at the vanguard of science. Open to academics and the public alike, this event will expose attendees to the latest and most rigorous research on a wide variety of conventional and unconventional topics.
For more information, go to https://meetings.parapsych.org/meeting/2020
Hilton Durham, near Duke University
2020 Vision, a combined conference of the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE) and the Parapsychological Association (PA), will address the past, the present, and the future, and lay a foundation from which we can step forward in discovery. Join us for three full days of presentations, posters, panels, and networking opportunities by scholars at the vanguard of science. Open to academics and the public alike, this event will expose attendees to the latest and most rigorous research on a wide variety of conventional and unconventional topics.
For more information, go to https://meetings.parapsych.org/meeting/2020
Institutions and Journals
Institutions
Academy for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies; http://ascsi.org/
Afterlife Research and Education Institute; https://www.afterlifeinstitute.org/
American Society for Psychical Research; http://www.aspr.com/index.html
Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology; http://cercaplund.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-cercap.html
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS); https://noetic.org/
International Association for Near Death Studies, Inc.; https://iands.org/
Rhine Research Center; https://www.rhine.org/
Society for Psychical Research; https://www.spr.ac.uk/
The Search for Life After Death; https://thesearchforlifeafterdeath.com/
Journals
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research; http://www.aspr.com/jaspr.htm
Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research; http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/index
Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology; https://exceptionalpsychology.org/
Journal of Parapsychology; https://www.parapsych.org/
Journal of Scientific Exploration; https://www.scientificexploration.org/journal
Paranormal Review; http://www.paranormalreview.com/
Institutions
Academy for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies; http://ascsi.org/
Afterlife Research and Education Institute; https://www.afterlifeinstitute.org/
American Society for Psychical Research; http://www.aspr.com/index.html
Center for Research on Consciousness and Anomalous Psychology; http://cercaplund.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-cercap.html
Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS); https://noetic.org/
International Association for Near Death Studies, Inc.; https://iands.org/
Rhine Research Center; https://www.rhine.org/
Society for Psychical Research; https://www.spr.ac.uk/
The Search for Life After Death; https://thesearchforlifeafterdeath.com/
Journals
Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research; http://www.aspr.com/jaspr.htm
Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research; http://jcer.com/index.php/jcj/index
Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology; https://exceptionalpsychology.org/
Journal of Parapsychology; https://www.parapsych.org/
Journal of Scientific Exploration; https://www.scientificexploration.org/journal
Paranormal Review; http://www.paranormalreview.com/
