ABSTRACT The hypothesis to detect a sequence of events by analyzing the EEG activity of two human... more ABSTRACT The hypothesis to detect a sequence of events by analyzing the EEG activity of two human partners spatially separated and connected only mentally, was explored sending to a member of the couple a sequence of silence-signal events and analyzing the EEG activity of the second member of the couple. By using a special classification algorithm and five couples of participants characterized by a long friendship and a capacity in maintaining a focused mental concentration, we observed an overall percentage of correct coincidences of 78%, ranging from one-hundred percent for the first two segments, to approximately forty-three percent of the last two. The percentages of coincidences of the first five segments of the protocol were above eighty percent.Furthermore a robust statistically significant correlation was observed in the alpha band in twelve out fifteen pairs of recordings.The observed results seem supporting the possibility to connect two brains at distance excluding conventional means, paving the way to devise a sort of mental telecommunication at distance.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
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The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characterist... more Abstract
The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characteristics of Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) induced by hypnotic induction.
Five participants selected for their experience with hypnotic inductions were induced into an OBE and were requested to verbally describe six selected images, either one or two per session, that were located in two different rooms that were hundreds of kilometers from the place where they were under hypnosis.
Furthermore, their real-time phenomenological experience was investigated with respect to the minimal phenomenal selfhood (MPS) and the similarities with the characteristics of spatial and temporal perception reported in near death experiences (NDEs).
On average, the participants correctly identified 46.7% of the images, whereas two independent judges correctly identified 66.7% of them, compared to a probability of 25% expected due to chance.
The phenomenology of their out-of-body perceptual and cognitive experiences revealed a general commonality among all participants. All participants reported a phenomenological experience of a disembodied personal selfhood able to perceive simply by an act of will without the physical limitation of eyesight, to move in the environment instantaneously and exist in a sort of three dimensional world with no awareness of time.
The validity of these first person verbal reports was discussed to determine whether they were due to real OBEs or to the participants’ or the hypnotist’s previous knowledge about OBE.
Brain-to-Brain (mind-to-mind) interaction at distance: a confirmatory study, Aug 5, 2014
This study reports the results of a confirmatory experiment testing thehypothesis that it is poss... more This study reports the results of a confirmatory experiment testing thehypothesis that it is possible to detect coincidences of a sequence of events(silence-signal) of different length, by analyzing the EEG activity of two humanpartners spatially separated when one member of the pair receives thestimulation and the second one is connected only mentally with the first.Seven selected participants with a long friendship and a capacity to maintainfocused mental concentration, were divided into two groups located in twodifferent laboratories approximately 190 km apart. Each participant acted bothas a “stimulated” and as a “mentally connected” member of the pair for a total oftwenty sessions overall.The offline analysis of EEG activity using a special classification algorithmbased on a support vector machine, detected the coincidences in the sequenceof events of the stimulation protocol between the EEG activity of the“stimulated” and the “mentally connected” pairs.Furthermore the correlation of the power spectra of the five EEG frequencybands between each of the twenty pairs of data was analyzed using a bootstrapprocedure.The overall percentage of coincidences out of 88 events was 78.4% and thestatistically significant average correlations between the EEG alpha andgamma bands among the pairs of participants, confirmed the results observedin a pilot study. The examination of potential internal, external and statistical artifacts which might have caused these results, ruled out external and internalartifacts. However, the examination of potential statistical artifacts revealed agood level of coincidences in only four pairs using a new procedure to detectthe sequences of silence and signal between the EEG activity of the pairs ofparticipants, giving a mild support to the hypothesis that two brains and hencetwo minds can be connected at distance.
EEG correlates of social interaction at distance, Aug 3, 2015
This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distancebetween twenty-five pairs... more This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distancebetween twenty-five pairs of participants who were not connected by anytraditional channels of communication.Each session involved the application of 128 stimulations separated byintervals of random duration ranging from 4 to 6 seconds. One of the pairreceived a one-second stimulation from a light signal produced by anarrangement of red LEDs, and a simultaneous 500 Hz sinusoidal audio signalof the same length. The other member of the pair sat in an isolated sound-proofroom, such that any sensory interaction between the pair was impossible.An analysis of the Event-Related Potentials associated with sensory stimulationusing traditional averaging methods showed a distinct peak at approximately300 ms, but only in the EEG activity of subjects who were directly stimulated.However, when a new algorithm was applied to the EEG activity based on thecorrelation between signals from all active electrodes, a weak but robustresponse was also detected in the EEG activity of the passive member of thepair, particularly within 9 – 10 Hz in the Alpha range. Using the Bootstrapmethod and the Monte Carlo emulation, this signal was found to be statisticallysignificant.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
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With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distance between twenty-five pair... more This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distance between twenty-five pairs of participants who were not connected by any traditional channels of communication. Each session involved the application of 128 stimulations separated by intervals of random duration ranging from 4 to 6 seconds. One of the pair received a one-second stimulation from a light signal produced by an arrangement of red LEDs, and a simultaneous 500 Hz sinusoidal audio signal of the same length. The other member of the pair sat in an isolated sound-proof room, such that any sensory interaction between the pair was impossible. An analysis of the Event-Related Potentials associated with sensory stimulation using traditional averaging methods showed a distinct peak at approximately 300 ms, but only in the EEG activity of subjects who were directly stimulated. However, when a new algorithm was applied to the EEG activity based on the correlation between signals from all active electrodes, a weak but robust response was also detected in the EEG activity of the passive member of the pair, particularly within 9 - 10 Hz in the Alpha range. Using the Bootstrap method and the Monte Carlo emulation, this signal was found to be statistically significant.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
ABSTRACT The hypothesis to detect a sequence of events by analyzing the EEG activity of two human... more ABSTRACT The hypothesis to detect a sequence of events by analyzing the EEG activity of two human partners spatially separated and connected only mentally, was explored sending to a member of the couple a sequence of silence-signal events and analyzing the EEG activity of the second member of the couple. By using a special classification algorithm and five couples of participants characterized by a long friendship and a capacity in maintaining a focused mental concentration, we observed an overall percentage of correct coincidences of 78%, ranging from one-hundred percent for the first two segments, to approximately forty-three percent of the last two. The percentages of coincidences of the first five segments of the protocol were above eighty percent.Furthermore a robust statistically significant correlation was observed in the alpha band in twelve out fifteen pairs of recordings.The observed results seem supporting the possibility to connect two brains at distance excluding conventional means, paving the way to devise a sort of mental telecommunication at distance.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
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The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characterist... more Abstract
The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characteristics of Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) induced by hypnotic induction.
Five participants selected for their experience with hypnotic inductions were induced into an OBE and were requested to verbally describe six selected images, either one or two per session, that were located in two different rooms that were hundreds of kilometers from the place where they were under hypnosis.
Furthermore, their real-time phenomenological experience was investigated with respect to the minimal phenomenal selfhood (MPS) and the similarities with the characteristics of spatial and temporal perception reported in near death experiences (NDEs).
On average, the participants correctly identified 46.7% of the images, whereas two independent judges correctly identified 66.7% of them, compared to a probability of 25% expected due to chance.
The phenomenology of their out-of-body perceptual and cognitive experiences revealed a general commonality among all participants. All participants reported a phenomenological experience of a disembodied personal selfhood able to perceive simply by an act of will without the physical limitation of eyesight, to move in the environment instantaneously and exist in a sort of three dimensional world with no awareness of time.
The validity of these first person verbal reports was discussed to determine whether they were due to real OBEs or to the participants’ or the hypnotist’s previous knowledge about OBE.
Brain-to-Brain (mind-to-mind) interaction at distance: a confirmatory study, Aug 5, 2014
This study reports the results of a confirmatory experiment testing thehypothesis that it is poss... more This study reports the results of a confirmatory experiment testing thehypothesis that it is possible to detect coincidences of a sequence of events(silence-signal) of different length, by analyzing the EEG activity of two humanpartners spatially separated when one member of the pair receives thestimulation and the second one is connected only mentally with the first.Seven selected participants with a long friendship and a capacity to maintainfocused mental concentration, were divided into two groups located in twodifferent laboratories approximately 190 km apart. Each participant acted bothas a “stimulated” and as a “mentally connected” member of the pair for a total oftwenty sessions overall.The offline analysis of EEG activity using a special classification algorithmbased on a support vector machine, detected the coincidences in the sequenceof events of the stimulation protocol between the EEG activity of the“stimulated” and the “mentally connected” pairs.Furthermore the correlation of the power spectra of the five EEG frequencybands between each of the twenty pairs of data was analyzed using a bootstrapprocedure.The overall percentage of coincidences out of 88 events was 78.4% and thestatistically significant average correlations between the EEG alpha andgamma bands among the pairs of participants, confirmed the results observedin a pilot study. The examination of potential internal, external and statistical artifacts which might have caused these results, ruled out external and internalartifacts. However, the examination of potential statistical artifacts revealed agood level of coincidences in only four pairs using a new procedure to detectthe sequences of silence and signal between the EEG activity of the pairs ofparticipants, giving a mild support to the hypothesis that two brains and hencetwo minds can be connected at distance.
EEG correlates of social interaction at distance, Aug 3, 2015
This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distancebetween twenty-five pairs... more This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distancebetween twenty-five pairs of participants who were not connected by anytraditional channels of communication.Each session involved the application of 128 stimulations separated byintervals of random duration ranging from 4 to 6 seconds. One of the pairreceived a one-second stimulation from a light signal produced by anarrangement of red LEDs, and a simultaneous 500 Hz sinusoidal audio signalof the same length. The other member of the pair sat in an isolated sound-proofroom, such that any sensory interaction between the pair was impossible.An analysis of the Event-Related Potentials associated with sensory stimulationusing traditional averaging methods showed a distinct peak at approximately300 ms, but only in the EEG activity of subjects who were directly stimulated.However, when a new algorithm was applied to the EEG activity based on thecorrelation between signals from all active electrodes, a weak but robustresponse was also detected in the EEG activity of the passive member of thepair, particularly within 9 – 10 Hz in the Alpha range. Using the Bootstrapmethod and the Monte Carlo emulation, this signal was found to be statisticallysignificant.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
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With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distance between twenty-five pair... more This study investigated EEG correlates of social interaction at distance between twenty-five pairs of participants who were not connected by any traditional channels of communication. Each session involved the application of 128 stimulations separated by intervals of random duration ranging from 4 to 6 seconds. One of the pair received a one-second stimulation from a light signal produced by an arrangement of red LEDs, and a simultaneous 500 Hz sinusoidal audio signal of the same length. The other member of the pair sat in an isolated sound-proof room, such that any sensory interaction between the pair was impossible. An analysis of the Event-Related Potentials associated with sensory stimulation using traditional averaging methods showed a distinct peak at approximately 300 ms, but only in the EEG activity of subjects who were directly stimulated. However, when a new algorithm was applied to the EEG activity based on the correlation between signals from all active electrodes, a weak but robust response was also detected in the EEG activity of the passive member of the pair, particularly within 9 - 10 Hz in the Alpha range. Using the Bootstrap method and the Monte Carlo emulation, this signal was found to be statistically significant.
Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention ... more Abstract With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions. Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness. The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions. These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons. Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant ... more ABSTRACT We used a new method to test whether subjects could influence the activity of a distant random event generator (REG). In a pilot study, participants selected for their strong motivation and capacity to control their mental activity were requested to alter the functioning of a REG, located in a laboratory approximately 190 km so as to achieve a deviation of ± 1.65 standard scores from the expected mean, during sessions lasting approximately 90 seconds. The predefined cutoff was achieved in 78% of 50 experimental sessions compared to 48% of the control sessions. This study was replicated with a pre-registered confirmatory study involving thirty-four participants selected according the same criteria as in the pilot study. Each participant contributed three sessions completed in three different days giving a total of 102 sessions. The same number of control sessions was carried out. The percentage of the experimental sessions which achieved the predefined cutoff was 82.3% out of 102, compared to 13.7% for the control ones. We discuss the opportunities for exploiting this method as a mental telecommunication device.
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The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characteristics of Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) induced by hypnotic induction.
Five participants selected for their experience with hypnotic inductions were induced into an OBE and were requested to verbally describe six selected images, either one or two per session, that were located in two different rooms that were hundreds of kilometers from the place where they were under hypnosis.
Furthermore, their real-time phenomenological experience was investigated with respect to the minimal phenomenal selfhood (MPS) and the similarities with the characteristics of spatial and temporal perception reported in near death experiences (NDEs).
On average, the participants correctly identified 46.7% of the images, whereas two independent judges correctly identified 66.7% of them, compared to a probability of 25% expected due to chance.
The phenomenology of their out-of-body perceptual and cognitive experiences revealed a general commonality among all participants. All participants reported a phenomenological experience of a disembodied personal selfhood able to perceive simply by an act of will without the physical limitation of eyesight, to move in the environment instantaneously and exist in a sort of three dimensional world with no awareness of time.
The validity of these first person verbal reports was discussed to determine whether they were due to real OBEs or to the participants’ or the hypnotist’s previous knowledge about OBE.
With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions.
Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness.
The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions.
These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons.
Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.
The aim of this study is the investigation of the perceptual and cognitive characteristics of Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) induced by hypnotic induction.
Five participants selected for their experience with hypnotic inductions were induced into an OBE and were requested to verbally describe six selected images, either one or two per session, that were located in two different rooms that were hundreds of kilometers from the place where they were under hypnosis.
Furthermore, their real-time phenomenological experience was investigated with respect to the minimal phenomenal selfhood (MPS) and the similarities with the characteristics of spatial and temporal perception reported in near death experiences (NDEs).
On average, the participants correctly identified 46.7% of the images, whereas two independent judges correctly identified 66.7% of them, compared to a probability of 25% expected due to chance.
The phenomenology of their out-of-body perceptual and cognitive experiences revealed a general commonality among all participants. All participants reported a phenomenological experience of a disembodied personal selfhood able to perceive simply by an act of will without the physical limitation of eyesight, to move in the environment instantaneously and exist in a sort of three dimensional world with no awareness of time.
The validity of these first person verbal reports was discussed to determine whether they were due to real OBEs or to the participants’ or the hypnotist’s previous knowledge about OBE.
With this pilot exploratory study we aimed at investigating if focused mental intention by selected participants could increase in the level of photons detected by a photomultiplier located in a very distant location with respect to the control conditions.
Five participants selected for their long experience with hypnosis and mental control practices and their strong motivation toward this line of research, tried to increase the rate of photons detected by a photomultiplier located approximately 7330 km far from their location, both when in an Out of Body state of consciousness induced by an hypnotic suggestion and when in a normal state of consciousness.
The comparison of ten experimental sessions with two types of ten control sessions revealed an average increase of approximately 20 photons per minute during the experimental sessions.
These preliminary results suggest that the physical carrier of the mental interaction at distance can be the biophotons.
Keywords: mental interaction at distance; biophotons; OBE; photomultiplier.