The Sixth Sense

Could humans have more than five senses?

Have you ever had the feeling that something is going to happen, and then it has? It could be down to a hidden sixth sense, sometimes called extrasensory perception (ESP). Unlike your five senses – sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste – the sixth sense is a mysterious power that is supposed to give some people access to a world beyond the physical. But how real is it?

The most well-known type of ESP is telepathy, the supposed ability to read people’s minds. This power is often seen in science fiction stories and shows such as Star Trek. Other forms of ESP include clairvoyance, which is the ability to gain information not necessarily known to other people; precognition (seeing the future); retrocognition (seeing the past); and psychometry, the ability to gain information by touching a physical object.

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