Telepathy (from the Greek τηλε, tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια, patheia meaning "to be affected by"),[2] is the ostensible transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five senses (See Psi).[1][3] The term was coined in
1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research,[1] specifically to replace the earlier expression thought-transference.[1][3] A person who is able to make use of telepathy is said to be able to read the thoughts and stored information in the brain of others. Telepathy, along with psychokinesis forms the main branches of parapsychological research, and many studies seeking to detect, understand, utilize telepathy have been done within the field