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Article: Can some people read minds?(reading non-verbal communication)(Brief Article)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- September 4, 2000
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Well, that depends on what you mean. While there are many unexplained mental phenomenon, there's very little evidence that extra-sensory perception (ESP) occurs. But before you get too disappointed, there are ways in which humans can read minds using our "normal" (as opposed to "paranormal") senses.
In fact, we all read minds every day, and we read minds continuously. We're always trying to understand what our parents, teachers, friends and classmates are thinking or feeling. So think for a moment and you'll realize you can often tell what's on--or in--the mind of someone else. You usually know when a person "likes" you or not; you know when a friend is ...