Harvard study of abductees' physiological responses

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Harvard psychologists Richard McNally and Susan Clancy reported in Psychological Science that people who believed they were abducted reacted physiologically to their abduction memories much like trauma patients. They argued that strong belief, not real events, can drive such reactions.

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  1. PressAbducted! (Skeptic column) (opens in a new tab)Scientific American (Michael Shermer) / 2005-02-01

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