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'''Infobox Paranormalterms
|Image_Name       = Ganzfeld.jpg
|Image_Caption    = An experiment in Sensory deprivation aiming to stimulate AC
|Usage            = Terminology
|Name             = Anomalous cCognition''' is a general term describing a transfer of information to a subject through currently unknown means.
It fits descriptions of [[telepathy]], [[extra-sensory perception⏎
|Origin           = [[Science Applications International Corporation]] (SAIC)
|Short            = AC
|Additional_Names = 
|Definition       = The transfer of information through means other than the 5 traditional sense. Primarily in relation to Psi
|Characteristics  = Subject said to gain information that was shielded from their senses by distance, time, or physical barriers.
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|Extra_Column     = 
|See_Also         = [[Psi]],<br>[[Parapsychology]],<br>[[Ganzfeld experiment]]
}}'''Anomalous cognition''' is a blanket term used to describe the transfer of information to a subject through means other than the 5 traditional senses. It is usually used in relation to [[telepathy]], [[clairvoyance]], [[precognitionmote viewing]], and other "perceptive" [[paraphenomona said to be evidence of [[extra-sensory perception]]. <ref name=skepdic>[http://skepdic.com/anomcog.html Anormal]] abilities.  The term ''anomalous cognition'' is used by [[parapsychologists]] to reference awareness of information without having to specify or theorize a particular means by which that information was transferred.ous Cognition], Skeptics Dictionary (2007-04-13)</ref><ref name=spotjams>Spottiswoode, P. James S. "Geomagnetic Fluctuations and Free-Response Anomalous Cognition: A New Understanding", The Journal of Parapsychology V61, 1997 (2007-04-13)</ref><ref name=targetandsender>Nevin D. Lantz, Wanda L. W. Luke, Edwin C. May, "Target and Sender Dependencies in Anomalous Cognition Experiments", The Journal of Parapsychology, V58, 1994</ref>

Anomalous cognition is primarily used when not discussing the transfer of information, but not the the exact processes involved. The term was coined by [[Science Applications International Corporation]] (SAIC). <ref name=skepdic/>

== References ==

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==See also==
*[[anomalous perturbation]]
*[[anomalous operation]]
*[[List of spirituality-related topics]]

[[Category:Parapsychology]]

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