Editing Parapsychology (section)

===1970s and 1980s===
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The affiliation of the Parapsychological Association (PA) with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, along with a general openness to psychic and [[occult]] phenomena in the 1970s, led to a decade of increased parapsychological research. During this period, other related organizations were also formed, including the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine (1970), the Institute of Parascience (1971), the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, the [[Institute of Noetic Sciences]] (1973), the International Kirlian Research Association (1975), and the [[Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory]] (1979). [[Parapsychology research at SRI|Parapsychological work]] was also conducted at the [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) during this time.<ref name="Melton"/>

The scope of parapsychology expanded during these years. Psychiatrist [[Ian Stevenson]] conducted much of his [[reincarnation research|research into reincarnation]] during the 1970s, and the second edition of his ''[[Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation]]'' was published in 1974. Psychologist [[Thelma Moss]] studied [[Kirlian photography]] at [[UCLA]]'s parapsychology laboratory. The influx of spiritual teachers from Asia and their claims of abilities produced by [[meditation]] led to research on [[altered states of consciousness]]. American Society for Psychical Research Director of Research, [[Karlis Osis]], conducted experiments in [[Out of body experience|out of body]] experiences. Physicist [[Russell Targ]] coined the term [[remote viewing]] for use in some of his work at SRI in 1974.<ref name="Melton"/>

The surge in paranormal research continued into the 1980s: the Parapsychological Association reported members working in more than 30 countries. For example, research was carried out and regular conferences held in [[Eastern Europe]] and the former [[Soviet Union]]<ref name="Melton"/><ref>{{cite web|title=USSR Psychoenergetics Research Project|url=https://psycho-dynamics.com/USSR-Psychoenergetics/|website=Psychodynamics Research Institute|access-date=2024-04-29}}</ref> although the word parapsychology was discarded in favor of the term psychotronics.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Beloff|first=John |title=Parapsychology: A Concise History |publisher=St Martin's Press|year=1993|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jazrr0cd-VwC&pg=PA158 |isbn=978-0312173760}}</ref> The main promoter of psychotronics was [[Czechs|Czech]] scientist Zdeněk Rejdák, who described it as a [[physical science]], organizing conferences and presiding over the International Association for Psychotronic Research.<ref name="praguepost">{{cite news|last=German|first=Erik|title=Is Czech Mind Control Equipment Science-Fiction or Science-Fact?|url=http://www.praguepost.com/archivescontent/32141-mind-machines.html|access-date=16 December 2012|newspaper=The Prague Post|date=July 5, 2000}}</ref>

In 1985, the Department of Psychology at the [[University of Edinburgh]] established a Chair of Parapsychology, awarding it to [[Robert L. Morris (parapsychologist)|Robert Morris]], an experimental parapsychologist from the United States. Morris and his research associates and PhD students pursued research on topics related to parapsychology.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jazrr0cd-VwC&q=parapsychology:+a+concise+history+book |title=Parapsychology: A Concise History |author-link= John Beloff |via=Google Books |access-date=2014-04-11|isbn=978-0312173760 |year=1997 |last1=Beloff |first1=John |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan }}</ref>