# Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/paranormal-experiences-and-beliefs/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores near-death experiences, paranormal beliefs, consciousness, superstition, spirituality, and their intersection with neuroscience and psychology. It delves into topics such as the incidence, features, and correlates of near-death experiences, the effects of stress and desire for control on superstitious behavior, the role of lunar cycles in human sleep and seizure occurrence, and the psychological implications of end-of-life experiences. The cluster also investigates the relationship between religious beliefs, education, thinking styles, and paranormal phenomena. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Psychology |
| OpenAlex ID | t12448 |
| Works | 18 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 18.

- [Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/psilocybin-produces-substantial-and-sustained-decreases-in-depression-and/)
- [Evidence for a large-scale brain system supporting allostasis and interoception in humans](https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-for-a-large-scale-brain-system-supporting-allostasis-and-interoception/)
- [Psychedelics and Mental Health: A Population Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychedelics-and-mental-health-a-population-study/)
- [The overview effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in space flight.](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-overview-effect-awe-and-self-transcendent-experience-in-space-flight/)
- [Supernormal: How the Internet Is Changing Our Memories and Our Minds](https://scholariq.org/papers/supernormal-how-the-internet-is-changing-our-memories-and-our-minds/)
- [Religious beliefs and practices among 52 psychiatric inpatients in Minnesota](https://scholariq.org/papers/religious-beliefs-and-practices-among-52-psychiatric-inpatients-in-minnesota/)
- [Near-death experiences between science and prejudice](https://scholariq.org/papers/near-death-experiences-between-science-and-prejudice/)
- [Social exclusion in middle childhood: Rejection events, slow-wave neural activity, and ostracism distress](https://scholariq.org/papers/social-exclusion-in-middle-childhood-rejection-events-slow-wave-neural-activity/)
- [Lunar phases and seizure occurrence: Just an ancient legend?](https://scholariq.org/papers/lunar-phases-and-seizure-occurrence-just-an-ancient-legend/)
- [Psychological Features of Hypnotizability:<i>A First Step Towards Its Empirical Definition</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychological-features-of-hypnotizability-i-a-first-step-towards-its-empirical/)
- [Decreasing ventromedial prefrontal cortex deactivation in risky decision making after simulated microgravity: effects of −6° head-down tilt bed rest](https://scholariq.org/papers/decreasing-ventromedial-prefrontal-cortex-deactivation-in-risky-decision-making/)
- [Superstition in health beliefs: Concept exploration and development](https://scholariq.org/papers/superstition-in-health-beliefs-concept-exploration-and-development/)
- [The influence of NaCl aerosols on weight and height development of children](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-nacl-aerosols-on-weight-and-height-development-of-children/)
- [The influence of lunar phases and zodiac sign ‘Leo’ on perioperative complications and outcome in elective spine surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-lunar-phases-and-zodiac-sign-leo-on-perioperative-complications/)
- [Phenomenology of auto-induced cognitive trance using text mining: a prospective and exploratory group study](https://scholariq.org/papers/phenomenology-of-auto-induced-cognitive-trance-using-text-mining-a-prospective/)

## Topic primary papers

- [The overview effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in space flight.](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-overview-effect-awe-and-self-transcendent-experience-in-space-flight/)
- [Near-death experiences between science and prejudice](https://scholariq.org/papers/near-death-experiences-between-science-and-prejudice/)
- [Lunar phases and seizure occurrence: Just an ancient legend?](https://scholariq.org/papers/lunar-phases-and-seizure-occurrence-just-an-ancient-legend/)
- [Superstition in health beliefs: Concept exploration and development](https://scholariq.org/papers/superstition-in-health-beliefs-concept-exploration-and-development/)
- [The influence of lunar phases and zodiac sign ‘Leo’ on perioperative complications and outcome in elective spine surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-lunar-phases-and-zodiac-sign-leo-on-perioperative-complications/)
- [Phenomenology of auto-induced cognitive trance using text mining: a prospective and exploratory group study](https://scholariq.org/papers/phenomenology-of-auto-induced-cognitive-trance-using-text-mining-a-prospective/)
- [The intertwining of death and life: a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of near-death experiences among coma survivors](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-intertwining-of-death-and-life-a-hermeneutic-phenomenological-investigation/)

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