Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2006-181.02 |
Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 1/2006
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Title:
| Brain blood flow during psychokinesis tasks - Biophysical and psychophysiological study on a psychic
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Publication year: | 2008
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URL:
| http://www.islis.a-iri.org/en/journalE/abst262E.htm
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Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
The authors tested a famous Chinese psychic (female, 40 years old) during psychokinesis tasks “teleportation”. Targets were vitamin pills on an electric balance or in a bottle. The subject tried to teleport the pills in free style tests for 30-45 min. During the tasks, her brain blood flow was measured by functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and also respiration, electrodermal activity and photoplethysmograms were measured. Pill weights were measured with an analytical semi-micro balance every second at 0.01 mg accuracy. Video cameras, field RNGs, a thermograph, field IR sensors and an electrostatic voltmeter were set near the balance. The subject was given a profile questionnaire and 5 questionnaires on character traits such as Big Five test. The Uchida-Kraepelin Psychodiagnostic test was also done. Moreover, to allow comparison to other studies, the subject was given a facial recognition test using photos of a young Japanese woman's face as stimuli. No teleportation phenomena were observed. Brain blood flow increased at the subject’s right cerebral hemisphere during the tasks. Activated areas were similar to those during facial recognition tests. Only one of the field RNGs showed a significant deviation during the experimental period. Electrostatic voltmeter measurements suggested that the electric charge of her body was disturbed slightly during tasks. Based on her results of psychological tests, the subject’s personality was evaluated as ordinary, and not special.
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Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Copyright/Reproduction:
| By permission
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Language:
| eng / jap
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Author:
| Kokubo, H.
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Secondary author(s):
| Yamamoto, M., Usui, T., Yoichi, H.
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Document type:
| Article
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Number of reproductions:
| 3
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Reference:
| Kokubo, H., Yamamoto, M., Usui, T., & Yoichi, H. (2008). Brain blood flow during psychokinesis tasks - Biophysical and psychophysiological study on a psychic. Journal of International Society of Life Information Science, 26(2), 223-246.
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Indexed document: | No
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Keywords: | Brain blood flow / Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) / Psychokinesis (PK) / Teleportation / Face recognition / Electrostatic / Personality / Uchida-Kraepelin test / Big Five test / Psychic
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Brain blood flow during psychokinesis tasks - Biophysical and psychophysiological study on a psychic |