Cognitive neuroscience & anomalous experiences. Assistant Professor @MedicineUVA. Associate Editor at Psychology of Consciousness (@APA_Journals).
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We conducted a systematic review of 70 years of neuroimaging research in extrasensory perception (ESP), now published in NeuroImage:
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ESP, or “receptive psi,” refers to the purported acquisition of information beyond the known senses (e.g., telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition).
It remains a controversial topic, both empirically and conceptually. What conclusions can be drawn from this literature? A brief synthesis
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May 20
🧵1/ New paper published:
We introduce an spatial location task and its analytical framework for testing ESP using continuous measures of performance rather than binary hit/miss outcomes.
Using data from a selected participant, we show that subtle biases in target distributions can produce misleading effects, highlighting the importance of post hoc statistical checks.
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5/ In conclusion, even subtle departures from assumed statistical distributions can generate misleading effects.
The framework may also have applications beyond ESP research, including perception, memory, and decision-making studies.
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The study is now published in @APA_Journals:
Lenz, J. E., Kelly, E. F., Dunseath, W. J., & Acunzo, D. J. (2026). Assessing deviations from chance in a spatial guessing task: Analytical framework and results from a single participant. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. doi.org/10.1037/cns0000460
Preprint available here: doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6ksr…
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What happens in the brain during flow? Applying EEG microstate analysis during video game play, @KhoshnoudShiva, @fedealvarezi and I found that flow is associated with reduced dynamics in brain states linked to self-referential processing in the DMN. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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KPU's Jim Kennedy, @RichardWiseman and I have Comment on the limitations of retrospective meta-analysis. Just out in Nature - read it here rdcu.be/fgqIE
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Apr 20
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We conducted a systematic review of 70 years of neuroimaging research in extrasensory perception (ESP), now published in NeuroImage:
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
ESP, or “receptive psi,” refers to the purported acquisition of information beyond the known senses (e.g., telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition).
It remains a controversial topic, both empirically and conceptually. What conclusions can be drawn from this literature? A brief synthesis
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Taken together, the review suggests that the main limitation is not the absence of candidate effects, but a lack of conceptual and methodological convergence.
Without clearer operational definitions and more disciplined paradigms, the field is likely to remain exploratory rather than cumulative.
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Apr 20
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Access the pre-proof here 👇
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
David J. Acunzo, Andrea H. Denton, Marina Weiler, Edward F. Kelly, (2026), Neuroimaging Studies of Extra-Sensory Perception: A Systematic and Critical Review,
NeuroImage
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