The idea that some people can sense when they are being stared at has so 1 been rejected as absurd by scientists. But now researchers in England and America are taking the claims more 2. m
According to Cambridge University biologist Dr Rupert Sheldrake, the phenomenon has long been recognized in fields such as wildlife and military observation. The security manager of a large store in London, for example, has caught thousands of people on his cameras. He is in no doubt that some people have a “sixth sense' of when they are being 3. They can have their backs to the camera, which may also be hidden, yet still get nervous when the camera is trained on them. Some move on, while others look around to try and spot the. camera.
Dr Sheldrake is now gathering data on the staring phenomenon as part of a scientific 4. He will be 5 out experiments designed to measure staring sensitivity of monitoring skin resistance. And he hopes that this will throw further light on the question.