Can Science Prove Whether Ghosts Are Real or Not?

Let’s talk about ghosts… and not just because we’re bringing Seeker+ back from the dead. So are ghosts real? I mean a lot of people claim to have seen them, but there’s a lot of proof that these scary appearances are more likely to be tricks being played by the brain.

Watch the other episodes in this series:
Part 2 - This Is What Science Has To Say About The Soul
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Part 3 - Is Believing In Ghosts Good For You?
   • Is Believing In Ghosts Good For You?  

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Suggestion, belief in the paranormal, proneness to reality testing deficits and perception of an allegedly haunted building
“The present study investigated whether suggestion, level of belief in the paranormal, and proneness to reality testing deficits influenced participants’ expectation of haunt-related phenomena.”
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/16188...

Sensory dynamics of visual hallucinations in the normal population
“Hallucinations can occur in both healthy and unwell people. Drugs, sleep deprivation, loss of vision, and migraines can all trigger visual hallucinations in people with no psychiatric illness. We have known for more than 200 years that flickering light can induce hallucinations in almost anyone.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

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