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Historical Figures of the Parapsychological Association

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Rick E Berger, PhD on Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Parapsychological Association (PA) was founded in 1957 with the mission to advance parapsychology as a science, promote scholarly exchange, and provide a professional network for researchers investigating psychic phenomena. Over the decades, the PA ... More

The Koestler Chair of Parapsychology

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Rick E Berger, PhD on Sunday, August 10, 2025

The Koestler Chair of Parapsychology is a unique academic post dedicated to the scientific study of paranormal phenomena. It is housed within the Koestler Parapsychology Unit (KPU) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... More

Most Compelling Research in Parapsychology

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Rick E Berger, PhD on Sunday, August 10, 2025

This review highlights the strongest, most-cited empirical lines of evidence in parapsychology—studies that (a) employed relatively tight controls, (b) were synthesized in major meta-analyses, or (c) generated large, multi-decade databases. ... More

Is Telepathy Real

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Rick E Berger, PhD on Sunday, August 10, 2025

Telepathy—information transfer without ordinary senses—has been tested for decades using controlled “free-response” methods, especially the ganzfeld procedure. The most-cited supportive evidence comes from (a) meta-analyses of ... More

What is the Parapsychological Association?

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Parapsychological Association on Monday, August 9, 2010

Last Updated: Saturday, September 25, 2010

The Parapsychological Association, Inc. (PA) is the international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of ‘psi’ (or ‘psychic’) experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, remote viewing, ... More

Bylaws of the Parapsychological Association

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Parapsychological Association on Sunday, August 8, 2010

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2020

Bylaws of the Parapsychological Association Adopted: November 1985 Amended: August 2006 Amended and Restated: January 2008 Amended: April 2008 Amended: August 2009 Amended and Restated: June 2012 Amended: July 2019 ARTICLE I Board of Directors 1. Number ... More

The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1969.

The mission of the PA is to:

Promote scholarship and scientific inquiry into currently unexplained aspects of human experience
Disseminate responsible information to the wider public and to the scientific community
Integrate this information with knowledge from other disciplines

As a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization, the PA endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry. There is a level of membership for everyone interested in the scientific and scholarly advancement of parapsychology. Join or donate today.