AboutNicholas Unger Expertise I am particularly adept at answering any sort of question relating to the action of various neurotransmitters on neurons. Any sort of Neurophysiology/Cell Physiology or Neuropharmacology questions, particularly ion channel based in relation to physiological response. Anything other than that will earn you an educated guess.
Experience I have worked in a Neurophysiology lab for 3 years now on various projects for my dissertation. My expertise is the hypothalamic homeostatic control mechanisms in thermoregulation. Also neural control mechanisms in general as well as Suspended Animation techniques and theory.
Organizations American Physiology Society
Education/Credentials Capital Univeristy- B.A Biology-premed Minor Psychology 06'
The Ohio State University - Ph.D Candidate Biophysics 10'
I am looking into Out of Body Experiences and the literature seems to point to a disruption, or ‘multi-sensory dysfunction’ in the regions of the brain that deal with ‘self’:
‘…The neurological evidence shows that out of body experiences are related to a disintegration within personal space (multisensory dysfunction) and a disintegration between personal space (vestibular) and extrapersonal space (visual) due to interference with the temporo-parietal junction.
The explanation and studies I have looked at all seem to point to internal brain activity and do not in any way point to the idea that somehow thought/consciousness/perception can transcend the brain and physically travel outside the mind/body.
I heard of one lab study where a lady claimed she could induce OBEs and read the randomly generated numbers that were on top of a cupboard, suggesting that this is more than just internal processes. Apparently funding was then given to research to look into its military applications, particularly for espionage. Do you know of such a study? It’s obviously a key question to whether thought/consciousness/perception can exist outside the brain.
Many thanks
Edward
Answer Edward,
I actually know quite a bit about this type of research. The Neurological evidence of such an effect can best be described in Oliver Sacks "The man who mistook his wife for a hat" under the case of the disembodied woman. A type of meningitis had killed off a spinal tract that gives you kinesthesia and proprioception (spacial awareness) and a little more than that. This made her feel like she only "owned" her head and that she was simply watching the rest of her body from a 3rd person view. This is the closest one could get to an out of body experience that is scientifically proven.
Of course, Science can be wrong and has been wrong many times in the past. Although nothing would lead me to believe that these outer body experiences are nothing more than seizure activity in the brain (which I believe they have tested and seen).
Militarily the government as well as Russia to an even larger an extend do invest in psychic warfare. Russia actually invests something along the lines of 100 times more than the US, but its nothing in the billions..the US might invest 1 million dollars into it. At any rate, the specific project is called "Remote Viewing" and it does significant base to it. The Viewers are more right than wrong when drawing certain objects etc. This is not to say they are simply lucky or can do such things in another manner.
In the end anything is possible. Although all evidence points to internal mechanisms within the brain causing these aberrations. Perhaps akin to a dream.
