I wondered: Did it matter that this cat had some extrasensory power of perception that allowed him to pick up on impending mortality before highly trained medical minds could?

Among the more unusual records are documents from the Stargate Project, which dealt with psychic powers and extrasensory perception.

Precognition denotes a form of extrasensory perception wherein a person is said to perceive information about places or events through paranormal means before they happen.