Sixth sense is real

That feeling that something is not quite right has long been the stuff of horror films and X-Files episodes.

But, it now appears, the sixth sense may actually be real.

According to a new study by the University of British Columbia, the sixth sense allows us to sense impending changes before they happen.

The discovery could lead to to even scarier films and to training to improve our sixth sense in an effort to decrease driving accidents.

"There is something there. Vision is not just one ability, it's not just one sense," said Ron Rensink, the author of the study which appeared in New Scientist. "There is vision for conscious perception, which is what we see, and vision for action, which is sub conscious. This is why, when you're driving, for example, you can tune out and you can drive just fine because this other system takes over."

"About a third of people seem to get this feeling of something happening, of something changing," says Rensink. "You can't really say what it is. It's just a gut feeling. It's clear whatever it is, they're using it in their everyday life."

Rensink says people need to trust their gut instincts, and believes we may be able to train ourselves to use our sixth sense more effectively.