Brain, Mind, and Spirit  Unraveling the mystery of being human
Can We Really Read Minds?  Telepathy and the interbrain.  The
belief in telepathy is deeply rooted in many of us, and not only
science fiction fans. Mothers ring their daughters thousands of
miles away, and their daughters say, "How did you know? I was
just thinking of you". We walk into a room and we just get a
feeling about someone: it is as if we knew what they were
thinking, and what they will say next.  Professors of
parapsychology--and there are a few--have been unable to
replicate these results in the laboratory. Minds they have to
conclude cannot pass thoughts or images to other minds directly.
Perhaps this should not be a surprise. After all, we do pass
thoughts and images to each other pretty effectively by
speaking, drawing, singing, and so on. More to the point, our
minds are our own, and we want them to remain so. We fight to
keep our original thoughts. So is telepathy just wishful
thinking, born out of our wish to be close to our lo