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DocumentFinal report - The meaning-switch: Investigation of precognition in an operationally closed system2009

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-2006
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pastas 1 a 22 /2006
Title:
2006 Grants
Start date: 2007-01 - 2013-11
Dimension/support:
22 caixas de arquivo

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2006-098
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 9/2006
Title:
098 - The meaning-switch: Investigation of pre-cognition in an operationally closed system
Duration: 2007-07 - 2009-07
Researcher(s):
Walter von Lucadou, Matthias Braeunig, Tilmann Faul
Institution(s): T.REG Systems Research Labs, Staufen (Germany)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Financial report and expenditure documents
Progress report (2 copies)
Final report
Language: eng
Author:
Lucadou, W. v.
Secondary author(s):
Braeunig, M., Faul, T.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Parapsychology and Psychophysiology / Extrasensory perception (ESP) / Precognition / Psychokinesis (PK)

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2006-098.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 9/2006
Title:
Final report - The meaning-switch: Investigation of precognition in an operationally closed system
Publication year: 2009
URL:
http://www.bial.com/imagem/Bolsa98-06_03012014.pdf
Abstract/Results: RESULTS:
We investigated the effect of a human operator intention on the sampling of random bits from a Triggered Random Event Generator (T.REG). The device that has been constructed in a previous study (see 74/04) allows for the local environment to be coupled with the process. Binary events are triggered samples from an electronic random stream of states and acoustic feedback is given on the cumulative hit rate by rising and falling tones. The triggers are derived from an EEG recorded at the subjects forehead. A case is being made for operational closure: The subject can – in principle – direct the course of events, if there is intrinsic knowledge about the random stream. This knowledge is considered a systemic property of the arrangement giving rise to memory and self-organization that cannot be accessed or controlled from the outside.
In an intention task experiment a sample of 22 self-selected subjects are instructed to generate sequences of rising feedback tones. By using a special push button, called Meaning- or M-switch, the participant can decide on the meaning of hits and misses by inverting up/down-runs that are pre-cognitively intuited and create a mean shift, while the null hypothesis of random sampling is still maintained.
We extract the statistical properties of the bit sequences and compare the results with their theoretical expectation, as well as with a pseudo random generator also built into the system. Application of M-switch creates a gain with respect to the reconstructed un-inverted sequence of scores. The M-switch application is investigated in terms of psychological variables capturing the distinctive switching behavior of the participant. Finally, a matrix of physical and psychological measures is checked for excess correlation.
In the final and most conservative variable set we found 17 significant (at 5% level) correlations in a matrix of 24x9 variables, while simulations suggested an expectation of only 10 (median). This result was significant in a one-sided hypothesis test (P=0.031), supporting the hypothesis of 'generalized entanglement'. A previous hypothesis (from 74/04) on anomalous sampling could not be replicated.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Braeunig, M.
Secondary author(s):
Faul, T.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
3
Indexed document:
No
Keywords: Parapsychology and Psychophysiology / Triggered REG / Precognition / Operational closure / Electroencephalogram (EEG) / Systems theory

Final report - The meaning-switch: Investigation of precognition in an operationally closed system

Final report - The meaning-switch: Investigation of precognition in an operationally closed system