noun
Refers to the direct communication of thoughts or feelings between minds without using the usual sensory channels. Often used in paranormal or psychological contexts.
双子の間には精神感応があると言われることがある。
It is sometimes said that there is telepathy between twins.
テレパシー is the common loanword for telepathy, while 精神感応 is a more formal or literary Sino-Japanese term.
Compound of 精神 (mind, spirit) and 感応 (response, reaction, influence). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term likely arose in modern Japanese to translate Western concepts of telepathy.