Experimental simulation of a haunt experience and elicitation of paroxysmal electroencephalographic activity by transcerebral complex magnetic fields: Induction of a synthetic "ghost"?

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 659-674

  Persinger, M A ^a   Tiller, S G ^b   Koren, S A ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034168167     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.2.659     Document Type: Article

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