Free will is one of the fundamental aspects of human cognition. In the context of cognitive neuroscience, various experiments on time perception, sensorimotor coordination, and agency suggest the possibility that it is a robust illusion (a feeling independent of actual causal relationship with actions) constructed by neural mechanisms. Humans are known to suffer from various cognitive biases an...

Many studies have explored the relationship between paranormal belief and religiosity. Some studies have shown that paranormal belief correlates with religiosity, yet many studies have not supported this association. The first goal of the present investigation therefore was to replicate previous findings. It is also of interest to explore the relationship between paranormal belief and religiosi...

We introduce the class of $(M, k)$-quasi-$*$-paranormal operators on a Hilbert space $H$. This extends classes $*$-paranormal and $k$-quasi-$*$-paranormal operators. An operator $T$ complex is called if there exists $M>0$ such that \begin{equation*} \sqrt{M}\left\Vert T^{k+2}x\right\Vert \left\Vert T^{k}x\right\Vert \geq T^{\ast }T^{k}x\right\Vert ^{2} \end{equation*} for all $x\in H.$ In prese...

In order to ground my approach to the study of paranormal phenomena, I first explain my operational approach to physics, and to the “historical” sciences of cosmic, biological, human, social and political evolution. I then indicate why I believe that “paranormal phenomena” might — but need not — fit into this framework. I endorse the need for a new theoretical framework for the investigation of...

Both parapsychologists and skeptics have interests in investigating the nature of belief in the paranormal, albeit with somewhat different objectives in mind. Despite substantial variation across studies in the definition of the scope of paranormal belief, some degree of order can be imposed on the empirical literature by taking due account of the multidimensionality of paranormal belief. In th...

Paranormal phenomena - events that cannot be explained by existing science - are regularly reported in medicine. Surveys have shown that a majority of the population of the United States and Great Britain hold at least one paranormal belief. Information was retrieved by MEDLINE searches using keywords 'paranormal' and 'psychic', and from the author's own collection. Reports are predominantly by...

In this paper we present how to apply a Berberian’s technique asymmetric Putnam–Fuglede theorems. particular, proved that if $$A,B\in \mathcal {B}(\mathcal {H})$$ belong the union of classes $$*$$ -paranormal operators, p-hyponormal dominant operators and class $$\mathcal {Y}$$ $$AX=XB^*$$ for some $$X\in , then $$A^{*}X=XB$$ . Moreover, gave new counterexample an theorem paranormal operators.