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DocumentDetection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG)2006

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 25/2004
Title:
2004 Grants
Start date: 2005-01 - 2012-09
Dimension/support:
25 caixas de arquivo

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-014
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 1/2004
Title:
014 - Detection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG)
Duration: 2005-01 - 2006-02
Researcher(s):
Robert G. Jahn, Brenda J. Dunne, York H. Dobyns
Institution(s): Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR), New Jersey (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress reports
Final report (3 copies)
5 Articles (only one as outcome of this project)
Language: eng
Author:
Jahn, R. G.
Secondary author(s):
Dunne, B. J., Dobyns, Y.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Parapsychology / Assessment tools / Psychokinesis (PK) / Field consciousness

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-014.06
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 1/2004
Title:
Detection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG)
Publication year: 2006
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/1178809516livroactas.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Previous study at the PEAR Laboratory has established a technology, protocol, and analytical strategy capable of assessing the degree of resonance prevailing in a broad variety of public and private group environments. Under this particular BIAL-sponsored project we have extended this work to include:
- development of an elaborate database management system capable of extracting many psychological and physical correlates of the anomalous effects appearing in such “FieldREG” experiments;
- formulation of theoretical hypotheses regarding the source of the effects and the conditions favoring their appearance and enhancement;
- design and implementation of a new generation of FieldREG equipment and software;
- acquisition of fresh experimental data to confirm and refine the theoretical models;
- investigation of possible pragmatic applications of the FieldREG effects in a variety of beneficial contexts.
Details of the experimental and analytical methods and the pertinent theoretical models are presented in our Interim and Final Reports, and in a number of archival articles that are downloadable from our website <www.princeton.edu/~pear/> (see especially items no. 26: “FieldREG Anomalies in Group Situations”; 28: “FieldREG II: Consciousness Field Effects: Replications and Explorations”; 40: “A Modular Model of Mind/Matter Manifestations (M5)”; 44: “Sensors, Filters, and the Source of Reality”; 6: “Endophysical Models Based on Empirical Data”; 7: “Consciousness, Information, and Living Systems”; and 5: “The PEAR Proposition”). The results of this project confirm that FieldREG responses, when produced in environments fostering relatively intense or profound subjective resonance among the participants, can show large deviations from chance expectations. Venues that appear to be particularly conducive include intimate gatherings, group rituals, ceremonies at sacred sites, musical and theatrical performances, and other charismatic events. Applications in certain aspects of allopathic and alternative medical diagnoses and treatment also display correlations with patient conditions and responses. In contrast, data generated in more mundane contexts, such as academic conferences or business meetings, show significantly less deviation from chance than expected theoretically or displayed in equipment calibrations. Thus, the FieldREG strategy holds high promise for further understanding of consciousness-related information fields and their beneficial utilization in a broad range of human endeavors. Extension of this work is planned.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Jahn, R. G.
Secondary author(s):
Dunne, B. J., Dobyns, Y.
Document type:
Conference abstract
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Jahn, R. G., Dunne, B. J., & Dobyns, Y. (2006). Detection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG). In Aquém e além do cérebro. Behind and beyond the brain. Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of Fundação Bial (pp. 264-265). Porto: Fundação Bial.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Parapsychology / Environmental sensitivity / Field REG (Random-event generator) / Charismatic events / Mundane contexts / Subjective resonance / Field consciousness

Detection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG)

Detection and utilization of consciousness-related information fields stimulated in coherent group environments (FieldREG)
DocumentThe CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators2008

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 25/2004
Title:
2004 Grants
Start date: 2005-01 - 2012-09
Dimension/support:
25 caixas de arquivo

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-140
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 7/2004
Title:
140 - The CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators
Duration: 2005-02 - 2006-10
Researcher(s):
Mario Varvoglis, Jean-Philipe Basuyaux, Pierre Macias
Institution(s): Institut Métapsychique International, Paris (France)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Varvoglis, M.
Secondary author(s):
Basuyaux, J.-P., Macias, P.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Parapsychology / Psychokinesis (PK) / Field consciousness

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2004-140.02
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 7/2004
Title:
The CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators
Publication year: 2008
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/Actas_7Simp.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
This study builds upon previous research with hardware Random-Event-Generators (REGs), which suggests that the simultaneous focus of many individuals upon an emotionally charged event can provoke anomalous statistical fluctuations in the REGs. If validated, such results may point to a collective, tacit form of PK that affects objects in an indiscriminate, field-like manner, independently of anyone’s intentions vis-à-vis those objects. Alternatively, however, the data may simply point to psi-mediated experimenter effects which are, by definition, goal-oriented.
OBJECTIVE:
The CinEgg study sought to assess the hypothesis of fieldlike PK, by running concealed field-REGs in movie theatres, and determining whether REG outputs fluctuate in relation to the film’s “intensity”, i.e. in relation to its impact upon movie-goers.
METHOD:
The basic protocol involved two steps: Film evaluation: a judge watched the target film and, using a time-coding program, parsed the film into intense vs. neutral periods.
Data sampling: the field-REG was placed in the movie theatre for several weeks, and, unknown to spectators, was sampled over the course of many film seances. Control data were collected from the field-REG when the movie theatre was closed, and from a second, off-site REG.
Hypotheses: To explore whether REGs “react” to the emotional or attentional fluctuations of spectators watching a film, two predictions were made, :
1. REG datasets corresponding specifically to intense film sequences would show significant departures from randomness in terms of mean and variance.
2. REG datasets, synchronized across multiple sessions of a given film, would be correlated.
RESULTS:
Usable data were collected for three films, with 15-25 sessions per film. No significant shifts were observed in REG means and variance for either experimental or control conditions, and no significant correlations were obtained between field REG outputs when comparing across synchronized film sessions.
CONCLUSION:
Among other possibilities, these null results may suggest that:
a. fieldlike PK does not exist
b. given the effect size associated with field-REG research, the study may have lacked adequate statistical power to detect patterns in the data
c. the emotional intensity of an experience triggered by a film is not comparable to what happens in “real life”, and thus cannot induce detectable field-REG effects.
Accessibility: Document does not exist in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Varvoglis, M.
Secondary author(s):
Basuyaux, J.-P., Macias, P.
Document type:
Conference abstract
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Varvoglis, M., Basuyaux, J.-P., & Macias, P. (2008). The CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators. In Aquém e além do cérebro. Behind and beyond the brain. Proceedings of the 7th Symposium of Fundação Bial. Porto: Fundação Bial.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Psi / Random event generator (REG) / Field REG (Random-event generator) / Psychokinesis (PK)

The CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators

The CinEgg project: Assessing the relationship between group consciousness and Random Event Generators
DocumentFinal report - Mobile consciousness: Developing a smartphone application for REG exploration and distributed consciousness research2012

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-139
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 5/2010
Title:
139 - Mobile consciousness: Developing a smartphone application for REG exploration and distributed consciousness research
Duration: 2011-03 - 2012-05
Researcher(s):
Robert G. Jahn, Adam M. Curry, Hale Brownlee, Brenda J. Dunne
Institution(s): International Consciousness Research Laboratories, New Jersey (USA)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Jahn, R. G.
Secondary author(s):
Curry, A., Brownlee, H., Dunne, B. J.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Parapsychology / Assessment tools / Psychokinesis (PK)

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-139.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 5/2010
Title:
Final report - Mobile consciousness: Developing a smartphone application for REG exploration and distributed consciousness research
Publication year: 2012
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/Bolsa13910_07022013.pdf
Abstract/Results: RESULTS:
Investigations of methods for generating true-random numbers from the internal hardware of a smartphone device resulted in a successful technique to convert processes within an Apple iPhone's accelerometer into random binary numbers which passed statistical tests of randomness. An intuitive graphical interface was developed for the iPhone to generate, utilize, and transmit data. Server-side algorithms were implemented to collect, store, and analyze transmitted data. Aggregated results of a “real-world” deployment of the iPhone application produced a body of calibration data comprising 30-bit trials with a terminal z-score of -0.17. Upward-intention data yielded a terminal z-score of 0.64, while downward-intention data yielded a terminal z-score of -1.09, both in the desired direction of effort. Given the limited size of these exploratory experiments, these results were not statistically significant, but the effect sizes were of a scale consistent with those of many successful mind-matter interaction studies.
The effort has established both the viability and the core technology behind what could be a new generation of research techniques into consciousness-correlated physical phenomena. The wide availability of smartphones offers new possibilities in mobile computing that can extend this research to a much larger community of users, while eliminating many of the costs and complexities associated with strictly hardware-based and localized methods of the same.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Jahn, R. G.
Secondary author(s):
Dunne, B. J., Curry, A., Brownlee, H.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
2
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Smartphones / Random event generator (REG) / Field REG (Random-event generator) / Consciousness-related anomalies / Global consciousness

Final report - Mobile consciousness: Developing a smartphone application for REG exploration and distributed consciousness research

Final report - Mobile consciousness: Developing a smartphone application for REG exploration and distributed consciousness research
DocumentField RNG experiments using short movies: An examination of the focused-attention and emotion hypotheses2012

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 23
Title:
2010 Grants
Start date: 2011-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-201
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 6/2010
Title:
201 - The effects of audience size and audience rating on field random number generator output: A case study of Japanese professional baseball
Duration: 2011-03 - 2012-10
Researcher(s):
Takeshi Shimizu, Masato Ishikawa, Tatsu Hirukawa
Institution(s): Science Communicatoin Laboratory, Meiji University, Tokyo (Japan)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report
Final report
2 Posters
Journal of International Society of Life Information Science, Vol. 30, Nº1, March 2012
Language: eng
Author:
Shimizu, T.
Secondary author(s):
Ishikawa, M., Hirukawa, T.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Parapsychology / Psychokinesis (PK) / Field consciousness

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2010-201.05
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 6/2010
Title:
Field RNG experiments using short movies: An examination of the focused-attention and emotion hypotheses
Publication year: 2012
URL:
http://www.islis.a-iri.org/en/journalE/abst301E.htm
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
To examine MMI (mind-matter interaction), a field experiment using a random number/event generator (RNG/REG) is methodologically well structured, and the outputs of RNG are often found to be biased when field consciousness is evoked strongly during some events. This study was designed and conducted to compare the validity of hypotheses based on focused attention and on group emotion to explain this anomalistic phenomenon. In the experiment, the top three short films evaluated as stimulating, from 10 candidates, were selected as experimental stimuli, defined operationally as interesting, sad, and humorous. The lowest rated short movie was used as a control condition, a non-emotional stimulus. A total of six groups (total n = 230) participated in the field RNG experiment. Results revealed that the total chi-squared statistics were significant for the experimental condition (three short films), although the results for each of the three emotions were not significant. In contrast, the total chi-squared became non-significant when all the output, including the control condition, was calculated. These results appear to support the emotion hypothesis. Stouffer´s z-scores showed no statistical biases. No emotion-specific biases became clear in the RNG outputs. Finally, some future research issues are discussed.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng / jap
Author:
Shimizu, T.
Secondary author(s):
Ishikawa, M.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Shimizu, T., & Ishikawa, M. (2012). Field RNG experiments using short movies: An examination of the focused-attention and emotion hypotheses. Journal of the International Society of Life Information Science, 30(1), 17-30.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: MMI / Emotion / Field RNG (Random number generator) / Field REG (Random-event generator) / Psychokinesis (PK)

Field RNG experiments using short movies: An examination of the focused-attention and emotion hypotheses

Field RNG experiments using short movies: An examination of the focused-attention and emotion hypotheses