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By Alan Boyle
Science editor
msnbc.com
DENVER, Feb. 16, 2003 People who say theyve been abducted by
aliens exhibit the same physiological reactions as people who have
experienced more conventional kinds of trauma, a Harvard psychologist
reported Sunday. He says the research provides evidence that even false
memories can leave real emotional scars. However, he doesnt expect to
convince the abductees themselves that theyre wrong.
Alien abductions have become an integral element of American popular
culture due in part to television programs like The X-Files and the
recent miniseries Taken, in which abductions are a common plot
element. Surveys consistently indicate that about a third of all adult
Americans believe extraterrestrials have visited Earth.
Alien visitations play a key part in the fictional miniseries "Taken," which stars Joel Gretsch as a military offi
programs have helped popularize the concept of alien abductions.
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