Editing Parapsychology (section)

===Scope===
Parapsychologists study some ostensible paranormal phenomena, including but not limited to:
* [[Telepathy]]: Transfer of information of thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the [[Sense#Five classical senses|five classical senses]].
* [[Precognition]]: Perception of information about future places or events before they occur.
* [[Clairvoyance]]: Obtaining information about places or events at remote locations by means unknown to current science.
* [[Psychokinesis]]: The ability of the mind to influence matter, time, space, or energy by means unknown to current science.
* [[Near-death experience]]s: An experience reported by a person who nearly died or who experienced [[clinical death]] and then revived.
* [[Reincarnation research|Reincarnation]]: The rebirth of a soul or other non-physical aspect of human [[consciousness]] in a new physical body after death.
* [[Apparitional experience]]s: Phenomena often attributed to ghosts and encountered in places a deceased individual is thought to have frequented or in association with the person's former belongings.

The definitions for the terms above may not reflect their mainstream usage nor the opinions of all parapsychologists and their critics.

According to the Parapsychological Association, parapsychologists do not study all paranormal phenomena, nor are they concerned with [[astrology]], [[UFOs]], [[cryptozoology]], [[paganism]], [[vampires]], [[alchemy]], or [[witchcraft]].<ref name=faqfile1>{{cite web |url=http://www.parapsych.org/faq_file1.html |title=Parapsychological Association FAQ |access-date=2007-07-02 |year=1995 |publisher=Parapsychological Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626192424/http://www.parapsych.org/faq_file1.html |archive-date=2007-06-26 }}</ref>

Journals dealing with parapsychology include the ''[[Journal of Parapsychology]]'', ''[[Journal of Near-Death Studies]]'', ''[[Journal of Consciousness Studies]]'', ''[[Journal of the Society for Psychical Research]]'', and ''[[Journal of Scientific Exploration]]''.