Ganzfeld experiment
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| - | '''Sensory deprivation''' is the deliberate reduction or removal of [[stimulus (physiology)|stimuli]] from one or more of the [[senses]]. Simple devices such as [[blindfold]]s or [[Hood (headgear)|hoods]] and [[earmuff]]s can cut off sight and hearing respectively, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various [[alternative medicine]]s and in [[psychology|psychological]] experiments (e.g., see [[Isolation tank]]), and for [[torture]] or [[punishment]]. | + | A '''ganzfeld experiment''' (from the [[German language|German]] for “entire field”) is a technique used in [[parapsychology]] which claims to be able to test individuals for [[extrasensory perception]] (ESP). The ganzfeld experiments are among the most recent in parapsychology for testing [[telepathy]]. |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Sensory deprivation examples in media]] | + | == See also == |
| - | *[[Sensory overload]] | + | * [[Remote viewing]] |
| - | *[[Apophenia]] | + | * [[List of parapsychology topics]] |
| - | *[[Enhanced interrogation techniques]] | + | |
| - | *[[Human experimentation in the United States]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ganzfeld effect]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ganzfeld experiment]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Johnny Got His Gun]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Prisoner's cinema]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dark retreat]] | + | |
| - | *[[THX 1138]] | + | |
| - | *[[John C. Lilly]] | + | |
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A ganzfeld experiment (from the German for “entire field”) is a technique used in parapsychology which claims to be able to test individuals for extrasensory perception (ESP). The ganzfeld experiments are among the most recent in parapsychology for testing telepathy.
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