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Zikten posted...

I wonder if it's theoretically possible for psychic phenomena to exist, just not in our species. What if we meet aliens that evolved the ability to do stuff with their brain waves

Short answer is no. At least not consciously. Brain waves are just an electric field and any alien who could theoretically create a field strong enough to overpower existing quantum fields would affect themselves in the process.

So like maybe you have an alien race who's super power is to make themselves and everyone within 15 meters suffer violent seizures but I don't think any kind of psychic manipulation is ever going to be a thing.

Something more plausible is a species who has developed the ability to perceive electrical fields (e.g. sharks) that can "read your mind" by observing your brainwave emissions.