Telepatia

Telepatia is a term used to describe the alleged direct communication of thoughts or feelings between two or more people without the use of known sensory channels such as sight, sound, or touch. This phenomenon is often categorized as a form of extrasensory perception, or ESP. While telepathy has been a subject of interest in parapsychology and popular culture for a long time, scientific evidence supporting its existence remains inconclusive.

The concept of telepathy typically involves a "sender" and a "receiver." The sender is believed to intentionally transmit a thought or image, while the receiver is thought to perceive it. Variations of telepathy include clairvoyance, which is the perception of information about events or objects at a distance, and precognition, which is the ability to foresee future events. These related concepts are also part of the broader field of psychic phenomena.

Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate telepathy, often using card-guessing tests or other controlled experiments. However, these studies have frequently been criticized for methodological flaws, such as inadequate controls for chance or sensory leakage. Meta-analyses of some of these studies have yielded statistically significant results, but these findings are often debated within the scientific community. Skeptics attribute observed correlations to statistical artifacts, bias, or experimental error rather than genuine telepathic ability. Despite ongoing research and public fascination, telepathy is not recognized as a scientifically validated phenomenon by mainstream science.