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Michael Persinger

Michael Persinger

Professor of Psychology and head of the Neuroscience Research Group at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.


Selected Publications:

Persinger, M. A. (1993). Geophysical variables and behavior: LXXI. Differential contribution of geomagnetic activity to paranormal experiences concerning death and crisis: an alternative to the ESP hypothesis. Perceptual and Motor Skills Apr; 76(2): 555-62. 

Persinger, M. A. (1993). Paranormal and religious beliefs may be mediated differentially by subcortical and cortical phenomenological processes of the temporal (limbic) lobes. Perceptual and Motor Skills. Feb; 76(1): 247-51.

Persinger, M.A. (1975). Geophysical models for parapsychological experiences. Psychoenergetic Systems, 1, 63-74. 

Persinger, M.A. (1976). The problems of human verbal behaviour: The final reference for measuring ostensible PSI phenomena. The Journal of Research in PSI Phenomena, 1,72-90. 

Persinger, M.A. (1979). ELF field mediation in spontaneous PSI events: direct information transfer or conditioned elicitation? Psychoenergetic Systems,  3, 155-169. 

Persinger, M.A. (1979). Behaviouristic descriptions of paranormal behaviors. Psychoenergetic Systems, 3, 229-242. 

Persinger, M.A. (1983). Religious and mystical experiences as artifacts of temporal lobe function: a general hypothesis. Perceptual and Motor Skills,  57, 1255-1262. 

Persinger, M.A. (1984). Propensity to report paranormal experiences is correlated with temporal lobe signs. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 59, 583-586. 

Persinger, M.A. (1985). Geophysical variables and behavior: XXII. The tectonogenic strain continuum of unusual events. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 60, 59-65. 

Schaut, G.B., & Persinger, M.A. (1985). Subjective telepathic experiences, geomagnetic activity and the ELF hypothesis: Part I. Data analyses. PSI Research, 4(1), 4-20. 

Persinger, M.A. (1985). Geophysical variables and human behavior: Intense paranormal experiences occur during days of quiet, global, geomagnetic activity. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 61, 320-322. 

Persinger, M.A., & Valliant, P.M. (1985). Temporal lobe signs and reports of subjective paranormal experiences in a normal population: a replication. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 60, 903-909. 

Persinger, M.A. (1985). Subjective telepathic experiences, geomagnetic activity and the ELF hypothesis: Part II. Stimulus features and neural detection. PSI Research, 4(2), 4-23. 

Gearhart, L., & Persinger, M.A. (1986). Geophysical variables and human behavior. Onsets of historical and contemporary poltergeist episodes occurred with sudden increases in geomagnetic activity. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 62, 463-466. 

Persinger, M.A., & Cameron, R.A. (1986). Earth faults in some poltergeist-like cases? Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 80, 49-73. 

Persinger, M.A. (1987). Spontaneous telepathic experiences from Phantasms of the Living and low global geomagnetic activity. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 81, 23-36. 

Makarec, K., & Persinger, M.A. (1987). Geophysical variables and behavior: XLII. Negative correlation between accuracy of card-guessing and geomagnetic activity: A case study. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65, 105-106. 

Lewicki, D.R., Schaut, G.H., & Persinger, M.A. (1987). Geophysical variables and behavior: XLIV. Days of subjective precognitive experiences and the days before the actual events display correlated geomagnetic activity. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65, 173-174. 

Persinger, M.A., & Schaut, G.B. (1988). Geomagnetic factors in subjective telepathic, precognitive and postmortem experiences. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82, 217-235. 

Arango, M.A., & Persinger, M.A. (1988). Geophysical variables and behavior: LII. Decreased geomagnetic activity and spontaneous telepathic experiences from the Sidgwick collection. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 67, 907-910. 

Persinger, M.A., & Krippner, S. (1989). Experimental dream telepathy, clairvoyance and geomagnetic activity. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 83, 101-116. 

Persinger, M.A. (1989). Modern neuroscience and near-death experiences: expectancies and implications. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7, 233-239. 

Persinger, M.A., & Fisher, S.D. (1990). Elevated, specific temporal lobe signs in a population engaged in psychic studies. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 71, 817-818. 

Berger, R.E., & Persinger, M.A. (1991). Geophysical variables and behavior: LXVII. Quieter annual geomagnetic activity and larger effect size for experimental PSI (ESP) studies over six decades. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 73, 1219-1223. 

Persinger, M.A. (1993). Geophysical variables and behavior: LXXI. Differential contribution of geomagnetic activity to paranormal experiences concerning death and crisis: An alternative to the ESP hypothesis. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 555-562. 

Persinger, M.A. (1995). Out-of-body-like experiences are more probable in people with elevated complex partial epileptic-like signs during periods of enhanced geomagnetic activity: a nonlinear effect. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 563-569. 

 

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