Non-Locality changes in intercerebral theta band coherence between practitioners and subjects during distant Reiki procedures

Authors

  • Anabela C Ventura Laurentian University
  • Kevin S Saroka Laurentian University
  • Michael A Persinger Laurentian University

Keywords:

Distant Reiki, quantitative EEG, interbrain coherence, theta band, Landauer limits, Topological Geometrodynamics (TGD) theory

Abstract

This study investigated if changes in interbrain coherence as measured by quantitative electroencephalography occur during distant (non-local) Reiki procedures where the stimulus and response person who never met were separated by 50 m. Compared to sham-procedure pairs, Reiki pairs displayed increased shared transcerebral coherence within the theta band particularly within the left temporal lobes. There was evidence of maximum changes in strength of inter-brain coherence in the Reiki pairs after three minutes of the procedure that was not evident in sham procedure pairs.  The magnitude of the increased coherence, although small, would be within the quantitative range associated with the changes in information when operations converge in neuronal systems. Although the potential access of Schumann resonances and the “cerebral field” generated within all human brains due to their immersion within the geomagnetic field offer potential solutions, the Pitkanen Topological Geometrodynamics (TGD) theory of consciousness allows a more palatable and potentially testable explanation for the apparent violations of space-time contiguity and causality.

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2014-06-26

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014): Is Medical Research Ready for Entanglement Applications?

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