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STAT Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000500420001-2 DST-18105-387-75 ‘September 1975 Fig. 1 Comparison of US and Soviet Parapsychology Terms (U) US Soviet Biocommunications Psychophysiology Psychotronics Psychoenergetics Biophysical Effects Parapsychology ) PSI Phenomena ) ESP ) Equals ’ Biocommunications A. Bioinformation B. Bioenergetics Telepathy ) Equals Bioinformation Precognition ) Dowsing ) . Equals Bioenergetics Psychokinesis ) (U) In recent years, Czechoslovakian parapsychologists have begun using the term "psychotronics" in reference to all aspects of their paranormal phenomena research. They define psychotronics as the study of those borderline phenomena and signs of human existence that have a psycho- gomatic base, but manifest themselves in such a way that they more or less exceed the framework of this base. Such phenomena include auto- suggestion, hypnosis, telepathy, psychokinesis, and other paranormal effects and phenomena. The Czech term does not encompass the study of stigmata, levitation, etc., since these are considered to be hallucinatory states or processes and, as such, areas of investigation and treatment more appropriate for psychology or psychiatry.3 In general, however, the Czech science of psychotronics includes the study of all phenomena presently being investigated by Soviet and Western parapsychologists. Approved For Release 2003/04/18 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000500420001-2 ; i STAT