Which word is a synonym for controversy in this sentence: Can human beings communicate by thought alone? For more than a century the issue of telepathy has divided the scientific community, and even today it still sparks bitter controversy among top academics.

Which word is a synonym for derision in this sentence: Since the 1970s, parapsychologists at leading universities and research institutes around the world have risked the derision of sceptical colleagues by putting the various claims for telepathy to the test in dozens of rigorous scientific studies.

Which word is a synonym for sceptical in this sentence: Since the 1970s, parapsychologists at leading universities and research institutes around the world have risked the derision of sceptical colleagues by putting the various claims for telepathy to the test in dozens of rigorous scientific studies.

Which word is a synonym for implication in this sentence: The results and their implications are dividing even the researchers who uncovered them.

Which word is a synonym for uncover in this sentence: The results and their implications are dividing even the researchers who uncovered them.

Which word is a synonym for constitute in this sentence: Some researchers say the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathy is genuine.

Which word is a synonym for compelling in this sentence: Some researchers say the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathy is genuine.

Which word is a synonym for collapse in this sentence: Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse, having tried to produce definitive scientific proof and failed.

Which word is a synonym for definitive in this sentence: Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse, having tried to produce definitive scientific proof and failed.

Which word is a synonym for sceptic in this sentence: Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called 'ganzfeld' experiments, a German term that means 'whole field'.

Which word is a synonym for advocate in this sentence: Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called 'ganzfeld' experiments, a German term that means 'whole field'.

Which word is a synonym for concur in this sentence: Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called 'ganzfeld' experiments, a German term that means 'whole field'.

Which word is a synonym for suspect in this sentence: Reports of telepathic experiences had by people during meditation led parapsychologists to suspect that telepathy might involve 'signals' passing between people that were so faint that they were usually swamped by normal brain activity.

Which word is a synonym for faint in this sentence: Reports of telepathic experiences had by people during meditation led parapsychologists to suspect that telepathy might involve 'signals' passing between people that were so faint that they were usually swamped by normal brain activity.

Which word is a synonym for swamp in this sentence: Reports of telepathic experiences had by people during meditation led parapsychologists to suspect that telepathy might involve 'signals' passing between people that were so faint that they were usually swamped by normal brain activity.

Which word is a synonym for tranquility in this sentence: In this case, such signals might be more easily detected by those experiencing meditation-like tranquility in a relaxing 'whole field' of light, sound and warmth.

Which word is a synonym for reclining in this sentence: The ganzfeld experiment tries to recreate these conditions with participants sitting in soft reclining chairs in a sealed room, listening to relaxing sounds while their eyes are covered with special filters letting in only soft pink light.

Which word is a synonym for sealed in this sentence: The ganzfeld experiment tries to recreate these conditions with participants sitting in soft reclining chairs in a sealed room, listening to relaxing sounds while their eyes are covered with special filters letting in only soft pink light.

Which word is a synonym for experiment in this sentence: In early ganzfeld experiments, the telepathy test involved identification of a picture chosen from a random selection of four taken from a large image bank.

Which word is a synonym for identification in this sentence: In early ganzfeld experiments, the telepathy test involved identification of a picture chosen from a random selection of four taken from a large image bank.

Which word is a synonym for attempt in this sentence: The idea was that a person acting as a 'sender' would attempt to beam the image over to the 'receiver' relaxing in the sealed room.

Which word is a synonym for beam in this sentence: The idea was that a person acting as a 'sender' would attempt to beam the image over to the 'receiver' relaxing in the sealed room.

Which word is a synonym for analyze in this sentence: In 1982, the results from the first ganzfeld studies were analysed by one of its pioneers, the American parapsychologist Charles Honorton.

Which word is a synonym for pioneer in this sentence: In 1982, the results from the first ganzfeld studies were analysed by one of its pioneers, the American parapsychologist Charles Honorton.

Which word is a synonym for typical in this sentence: They pointed to typical hit-rates of better than 30 per cent - a small effect, but one which statistical tests suggested could not be put down to chance.

Which word is a synonym for statistical in this sentence: They pointed to typical hit-rates of better than 30 per cent - a small effect, but one which statistical tests suggested could not be put down to chance.

Which word is a synonym for flaw in this sentence: But there was a crucial flaw in this argument - one routinely overlooked in more conventional areas of science.

Which word is a synonym for overlook in this sentence: But there was a crucial flaw in this argument - one routinely overlooked in more conventional areas of science.

Which word is a synonym for conventional in this sentence: But there was a crucial flaw in this argument - one routinely overlooked in more conventional areas of science.

Which word is a synonym for prove in this sentence: Just because chance had been ruled out as an explanation did not prove telepathy must exist; there were many other ways of getting positive results.

Which word is a synonym for leakage in this sentence: These ranged from 'sensory leakage' - where clues about the pictures accidentally reach the receiver - to outright fraud.

Which word is a synonym for outright in this sentence: These ranged from 'sensory leakage' - where clues about the pictures accidentally reach the receiver - to outright fraud.

Which word is a synonym for fraud in this sentence: These ranged from 'sensory leakage' - where clues about the pictures accidentally reach the receiver - to outright fraud.

Which word is a synonym for involvement in this sentence: By minimising human involvement, the idea was to minimise the risk of flawed results.

Which word is a synonym for impressive in this sentence: Though less compelling than before, the outcome was still impressive.

Which word is a synonym for disturb in this sentence: Yet some parapsychologists remain disturbed by the lack of consistency between individual ganzfeld studies.

Which word is a synonym for consistency in this sentence: Yet some parapsychologists remain disturbed by the lack of consistency between individual ganzfeld studies.

Which word is a synonym for defender in this sentence: Defenders of telepathy point out that demanding impressive evidence from every study ignores one basic statistical fact: it takes large samples to detect small effects.

Which word is a synonym for marginally in this sentence: If, as current results suggest, telepathy produces hit-rates only marginally above the 25 per cent expected by chance, it's unlikely to be detected by a typical ganzfeld study involving around 40 people: the group is just not big enough.

Which word is a synonym for detect in this sentence: If, as current results suggest, telepathy produces hit-rates only marginally above the 25 per cent expected by chance, it's unlikely to be detected by a typical ganzfeld study involving around 40 people: the group is just not big enough.

Which word is a synonym for apparent in this sentence: Only when many studies are combined in a meta-analysis will the faint signal of telepathy really become apparent.

Which word is a synonym for mainstream in this sentence: What they are certainly not finding, however, is any change in attitude of mainstream scientists: most still totally reject the very idea of telepathy.

Which word is a synonym for plausible in this sentence: The problem stems at least in part from the lack of any plausible mechanism for telepathy.

Which word is a synonym for put forward in this sentence: Various theories have been put forward, many focusing on esoteric ideas from theoretical physics.

Which word is a synonym for esoteric in this sentence: Various theories have been put forward, many focusing on esoteric ideas from theoretical physics.

Which word is a synonym for prompt in this sentence: This has prompted some researchers to argue that the future lies not in collecting more evidence for telepathy, but in probing possible mechanisms.

Which word is a synonym for probing in this sentence: This has prompted some researchers to argue that the future lies not in collecting more evidence for telepathy, but in probing possible mechanisms.

Which word is a synonym for trial in this sentence: Some work has begun already, with researchers trying to identify people who are particularly successful in autoganzfeld trials.