Searching for Neuronal Markers of Psi - A summary of three studies measuring electrophysiology in distant participants

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  • Thilo Hinterberger
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The search for correlations in the brain activities of distant pairs of participants has become a popular research method over the last decade. This method can be seen as a tool for investigating the physiology of a postulated extrasensory or telepathic connection between related people. Such correlations would also support the idea of an entanglement of brain functions. The report presented here summarizes the findings of three subsequent studies conducted by the author. In two of these, brain signals simultaneously recorded in remote laboratories at a distance of about 750 km were correlated. A comparison of the study outcome shows that each study bears significant correlations. The significances were weak and only replicable for the Alpha rhythm, which was increased in non-stimulated participants during the time the co-participants were exposed to pictures with affective content. After applying a potential correction for multiple testing, most significances would probably vanish. It is discussed whether the correlations might be artefacts and how far the results may support the theory of a generalized entanglement between the brain functions of the participants.

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تاریخ انتشار 2010