Parapsychology

"Parapsychology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Branch of psychology that deals with paranormal behavior and events such as telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance, which are not explicable by present day "natural laws".

Descriptor ID	D010268
MeSH Number(s)	F02.550 F04.096.462 H01.770.644.364
Concept/Terms	Parapsychology Parapsychology Extrasensory Perception Extrasensory Perception Extrasensory Perceptions Perception, Extrasensory Perceptions, Extrasensory Psychical Research Psychical Research Research, Psychical Psychic Research Research, Psychic Clairvoyance Clairvoyance

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Parapsychology".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Parapsychology [F02.550]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Behavioral Sciences [F04.096]
Parapsychology [F04.096.462]
Natural Sciences [H]
Natural Science Disciplines [H01]
Science [H01.770]
Research [H01.770.644]
Parapsychology [H01.770.644.364]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Parapsychology".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Parapsychology".

Parapsychology
Telepathy

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