With the increase with parapsychological investigation, there came an increase versus both the findings of parapsychologists along with the granting of any formal recognition with the field. Criticisms of the field were focused in the founding of the Committee for any Scientific Investigation of Claims with the Paranormal (1976), today called the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and its periodical, Skeptical Inquirer. Subsequently, more mainstream scientists grew to be critical of parapsychology
