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Sleep Paralysis 

A twin and molecular genetics study of sleep paralysis

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1499 Views

Sleep paralysis is a relatively common but under-researched phenomenon. In this paper we examine prevalence in a UK sample and

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Sleep Paralysis 

Devil in the Room

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1534 Views

An experimental docu-horror about sleep paralysis, which was supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award and made as part of

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Sleep Paralysis 

The Waking Nightmare of Sleep Paralysis

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1150 Views

Christ French and film-maker Carla MacKinnon came into the studio to discuss The Sleep Paralysis Project where artistic and scientific

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Sleep Paralysis 

Sleep Paralysis

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1283 Views

Imagine awaking to a strong sense of a ‘presence’, pressure on your chest, intense fear and hallucinations, but being incapable

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False Memories 

The Strangeness of Memory

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1221 Views

We all remember where we were as a child when a particular world event took place, but how reliable are

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False Memories 

Satanic child abuse claims are almost certainly based on false memories

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1156 Views

If anyone has evidence of satanic abuse in Scotland they should take it to the police, but lurid media reporting

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False Memories 

Church must accept reality of false memories of childhood sexual abuse

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1413 Views

The notion that therapists can help people to ‘recover’ memories of sexual abuse causes serious harm to patients and their

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False Memories 

Families are still living the nightmare of false memories of sexual abuse

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1192 Views

Despite the falling away of media interest, families are still being torn apart when ‘recovered’ memories of childhood sexual abuse

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UFOs 

Psychological aspects of the alien contact experience

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 2316 Views

Psychological aspects.

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UFOs 

Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 FrenchAnomPsych 1323 Views

Close encounters of the faked kind. Chris French explains why he believes The Fourth Kind is dangerously misleading twaddle.

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