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Virginia University operates a lab to study Paranormal activity.

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Jan 3, 2020 11:48:00 AM

Virginia University operates a lab to study Paranormal activity.

The History section of Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) confirm that Virginia University operates a lab to study Paranormal phenomena.

The History section of Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) confirm that Virginia University operates a lab to study Paranormal phenomena.According to the University of Virginia's School of Medicine, The Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences has a unit called the Division of Perceptual Studies. It is one of the very few University-based research units in the world that investigates paranormal phenomena. The Division’s main purpose is the scientific investigation about the nature of mind and consciousness and relationships to physical matter.

The website mentions the DOPS lab known as The Ray Westphal Neuroimaging Laboratory was established in 2008. The researchers there study Psychophysiological studies of Altered States of Consciousness and Psi within the lab.

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