Do psychic phenomena exist? Has the idea of ​​psychic abilities or phenomena ever crossed your mind? Well, there are a large number of people who don't believe in psychic abilities and have a hard time seeing them as real. Regardless of the skeptics and their beliefs, research and studies have been done on the subject over the past 145 years and the evidence for it all is quite intriguing. Researchers believe that there are 57 senses that we do not use consciously and that are linked to psychic and mental abilities (57). Continuing reading with an open mind may help one accept or understand the topics discussed, and for the skeptics, your beliefs will be challenged by concrete evidence and years of research throughout this report. The senses are like your mental and physical interactions with life that create the overall experience. When there is a flower, you can see its beauty because you have sight, you can taste a slice of pizza because of your ability to taste, you can pick up and throw something because you have the sense of touch and strength, you can hear someone calling your name from across the yard, or even smell something good through your nose and your ability to smell (senses). These are 5 senses that we use every day, but researchers are studying 57 other senses that they now think we might use unconsciously (57). We have the ability to achieve any goal, but we limit ourselves to the 5 senses that we think are the only ones to exist, when in fact it is little by little proven that the others are part of our psyche and of our realities. The first 'modern era'” Research began in the 1870s ('70s). At the time, people wondered if their life experiences were related to their mental stability and thought processes. They k...... middle of paper ...... December 10, 2013. Web. December 16, 2013.. (wap)."Reincarnation." www.wikipedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation, December 16, 2013. Web. December 16, 2013. (wr)."Primetime." www.abcnews.go.com. ABC News Network, June 30, 2005. Web. December 16, 2013. (abc). McMoneagle, Joseph. “remote viewing.” www.mceagle.com. No. Internet. December 16, 2013. (mrv)."Richard Queen." fr.wikipedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation, September 18, 2013. Web. December 16, 2013.. (wrq)."models." www.healthmath.org. education and research, nd Web. December 16, 2013. (DNA).