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| Title |
Investigating the Fit and Accuracy of Alleged Mediumistic Writing: A Case Study of Chico Xavier’s Letters
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|---|---|
| Published in |
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.explore.2014.06.002 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexandre Caroli Rocha, Denise Paraná, Elizabeth Schmitt Freire, Francisco Lotufo Neto, Alexander Moreira-Almeida |
| Abstract |
The study of mediumship is important because if mediumistic abilities were real, they would provide empirical support for non-reductionist theories of the mind, thus having major implications to our understanding of the mind-brain relationship. This study investigated the alleged mediumship of Chico Xavier, a very prolific and influential "medium" in Brazil. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 17 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 12% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 88% |
| Scientists | 2 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 44 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Professor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 25% |
| Unknown | 10 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 6 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 23% |
| Unknown | 14 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 37. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 December 2022.
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#1,100,511
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Outputs from EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing
#58
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#10,648
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#2
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