Are ghosts real? Scientists claim to have just discovered the TRUTH

SCIENTISTS believe they have an answer to the age old question: do ghosts exist?


Are ghosts real? Scientists claim to have just discovered the TRUTH (Image: GETTY)

Since the dawn of mankind, people have claimed to have been visited by ghosts, spirits and demons.


But scientists believe they have a more rational explanation for this now, and theorise that paranormal experiences are nothing to do with ghosts, but to do with one’s sleep patterns.


One of the ways is through sleep paralysis – when you reach the deep sleep state, or REM state, where you become paralysed as to not act out your dreams.

However, around eight percent of people retain some form of consciousness when they are in an REM state so it seems as if their dreams are transferred into real life and it could be misinterpreted as seeing people and things which are not actually there.




Sleep paralysis could be a reason for paranormal activity (Image: GETTY)


“Researching my book, I spoke to Mrs Sinclair, who is 70, and lives alone.




“Decreasing anxiety has also been hypothesised as a potential method by which to reduce sleep paralysis.”