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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