Basic Research in Parapsychology

This expanded edition of the 1984 The basic experiments in parapsychology includes 13 experimental reports and seven review articles involving meta-analysis and the assessment of evidence in specific areas of the controversial realm known as psi currently unexplained processes of information or energy transfer such as telepathy and extrasensory perception. Rao, who has held academic positions in the US and India, includes articles that broadly reflect the major trends of psi research. Chapters discuss experimental procedures, evidence showing the replicability of various experiments, and promising areas of research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Professor K. Ramakrishna Rao is a philosopher and psychologist with expertise in Indian psychology, consciousness studies and parapsychological research. He has published nearly 200 research papers and 15 books, and has served as the executive director of the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man; as founder, head and professor of the Department of Psychology and Parapsychology, and Vice-Chancellor, Andhra University; and currently as president of the Asian Congress of Philosophy.