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A study performed by scientists at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences revealed that telepathy can exist.
In the experiment conducted in dark rooms in two university laboratories almost a mile away from each other, five pairs of volunteers were asked to play 20 rounds of a brain game.
The game involves one participant acting as the “respondent” and another as the “inquirer.”
The respondent, who was asked to wear an electrode cap that records his or her brain activity, was shown an object on a computer screen.
On the other hand, the inquirer, who was given a list of probable objects and associated questions, asked the respondent a series of questions by clicking the mouse.
To address the inquirer’s questions, which were answerable by “yes” or “no,” the respondent focused on one of two LED lights flashing at different frequencies. The answers sent a signal over the internet which activates a neuron-stimulating coil located at the back of the inquirer’s head. A flash of light or “phosphene,” caused by a brief disruption in the brain’s visual cortex, appears behind the eyes if the respondent’s answer is “yes.”
The inquirer is able to identify the answer by considering the answers to the questions.
Lead scientist Dr. Andrea Stocco described the study as the most complex brain-to-brain experiment performed on humans to date.
“It uses conscious experiences through signals that are experienced visually and it requires two people to collaborate,” Stocco explained.
The participants were able to guess the answers correctly 72% of the time. Several factors such as uncertainty about whether a phosphene had appeared were believed as the causes of incorrect answers.
