The Science behind the Ouija Board: The Neuropsychological Basis of the Ideomotor Response

There is a science to the Ouija board that also applies to other divination tools, such as dowsing rods and pendulums. (The science even applies to facilitated communication for nonspeaking individuals, discussed throughout this issue.) In this article, we’ll describe the neurological basis of a phenomenon called the “ideomotor response.” The root of this process …

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