Institute of Psychophysical Research

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Institute of Psychophysical Research

Founded in 1962 at Oxford, England, by members of the Society for Psychical Research, London, at Oxford University to advance understanding of the working of the human mind by scientific research on neglected areas of psychology, including lucid dreams, out-of-the-body travel, and hallucinations.

The Institute of Psychophysical Research is an independent group under the directorship of Celia E. Green, best known as the author of the book Out-of-the-body Experiences, published in 1968 as volume 2 of Proceedings of the Institute of Psychophysical Research. Address: 118 Banbury Rd. Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6JU England.

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