THE KETOGENIC DIET Here’s the story as simply as I can give it to you. There’s a diet, the Ketogenic diet, that has been found to stop epilepsy in many cases. It’s still a bit controversial, but a lot of folks swear by it. Some researchers have found that altered state experiences can be explained […]
Stimulating My Brain As A Spiritual Path. (Demystifying Mysticism) ~ OR ~ I Do Not Exist. Todd Murphy NOTE: This is a personal account. There are no references, bibliography or any of that. E-MAIL Look at our Home Page. My experiences with the temporal lobes of the brain started when I was seven years old. […]
Common Sense about “Mind Control.” Todd Murphy Question: Do you think current research in neurotheology and magnetic stimulation may have some political consequences. In other words, may they become, in the hands or sects, malignant gurus or dictators, an instrument of propaganda or brain control ? Or, on the contrary, ways to escape some kind […]
Neuro-meditations. Meditation Practices based on Brain science. Todd Murphy E-mail: brainsci@jps.net Return Home At present, we have three “meditations” which are based only on recent discoveries in neuroscience. All of them are similar to visualizations, and all rely on the brains basic division into left and right hemispheres. Sensing a Presence The first and more […]
ESSAYS IN NEUROTHEOLOGY BY TODD MURPHY Neurotheology is the study of the brain’s role in religion and mysticism. The neuroscience of God, enlightenment, out-of-body experiences, Deja Vu, near-death experiences, and how spirituality is part of what makes us human. This field is sometime called neurotheology. Whether God is in the brain or works through the […]
Out of Body Experiences and the Angular Gyrus of the Brain. A commentary on the 2002 Press release following a study by Dr. Olaf Blanke Todd Murphy Visit our Home Page A new study suggests these “out-of-body” and “near-death” experiences may be explained as a portion of the brain misfiring under stress. It’s based on […]
PERSINGER PUBLICATIONS ON THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF PARANORMAL EXPERIENCES HOME PAGE Persinger, M.A. Transient geophysical bases for ostensible UFO-related phenomena and associated verbal behavior? Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1976, 43, 215-221. Persinger, M.A. The problems of human verbal behavior: The final reference for measuring ostensible PSI phenomena. The Journal of Research in PSI Phenomena, 1976, […]
The Lady Vampire Episode of Paranormal State The Lady Vampire episode of Paranormal States successfully used the Shakti System (mistakenly calling it a “Shakti Helmet”) to enhance their psychic’s ability to connect with a ghost. Although it’s not sold for this purpose, there is some precedent for using this technology in this way. It’s predecessor, […]
Blogs by Dr. Michael A. Persinger. See our Home Page _________________ The God Helmet’s Weak Fields are Sufficient to Influence Brain Activity. We Do Not Allow Suggestion or Suggestibility to Influence our Lab Results. Our results can’t be attributed to suggestion. God Helmet and many other of our results have been […]
Partial List of Publications for Dr. Michael A. Persinger up to 1997. C.V. for Dr. M.A. Persinger. Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications | Chapters in Academic Books | Presentations at Academic Conferences | Publications after 1997 | Paranormal Studies | Searchable archive of publications by Dr. Michael A. Persinger | Persinger Replies to Critics | Home Page […]
