Are ghosts just a figment on an over active imagination?

People who think they may encounter a ghost, or other supernatural phenomena, upon entering a suitably spooky looking house or room that is said to be haunted, often go on to report seeing or hearing something ghostly…

More than 90 per cent of participants reported unusual sensations, including feeling detached from their bodies and hearing ticking sounds. About 20 per cent reported sensing a presence, while nearly 10 per cent reported terror. Disappointingly, however, the volunteers were just as likely to report odd sensations regardless of whether the magnetic fields and infrasound were switched on. In other words, they just got spooked by being shut in the eerie room. “If you say to suggestible people, you might experience something weird in here, some of them will,” says French.