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Mind reading

Mind reading may refer to:Telepathy, the transfer of information between individuals by means other than the five senses The illusion of telepathy in the performing art of mentalism Cold reading, a set of techniques used by mentalists to imply that the reader knows much more about the person than the reader actually does Hot reading, a technique used when giving a psychic reading in stage magic performances Brain-reading, the use of neuroimaging techniques to read human minds A cognitive distortion of the jumping to conclusions type "Mind Reading", a 2015 story by Kwak Jaesik

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Mind reading may refer to:

  • Telepathy, the transfer of information between individuals by means other than the five senses
  • The illusion of telepathy in the performing art of mentalism
    • Cold reading, a set of techniques used by mentalists to imply that the reader knows much more about the person than the reader actually does
    • Hot reading, a technique used when giving a psychic reading in stage magic performances
  • Brain-reading, the use of neuroimaging techniques to read human minds
  • A cognitive distortion of the jumping to conclusions type
  • "Mind Reading" (short story), a 2015 story by Kwak Jaesik
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