Yes, I have also heard that it can cause out of body experiences...
Here is what I got on this device...
Take care,
Lars
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http://www.lycaeum.org/~martins/M2/helmets.html
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ST. TERESA'S ECSTASY ... IN A HELMET
The young man floated toward a strange glow in the forest, whereupon an
alien
entity gave him an "extremely meaningful message." But this was no UFO
encounter. The young man was wearing an experimental helmet fitted with
magnets that beamed a low-level magnetic field at his temporal lobes, brain
areas associated with time distortions, dream states, and assorted odd
psychic phenomena. The helmet is the invention of neuroscientist Michael
Persinger, of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, and persinger's
fifty test subjects routinely spend half an hour immersed in ecstatic,
mystical, visionary experiences while clad in his motorcycle-helmet-like
apparatus.
"The deep structures of the temporal lobe are electrically unstable and
sensitive to all sorts of things, including the biochemistry of stress,
psychological distress, insufficient oxygen, and fasting," says Persinger
"That could explain why, when mystics go through self-induced stressful
rituals and yogis go to high mountaintops and fast, they report
transcendental events." Persinger says that electrical activity within the
temporal lobe is associated with such mystical experiences, so he uses his
electric helmet to sort of jump start his subjects into a transcendental
experience.
Persinger's subjects report feelings of floating, leaving their bodies, and
a
sense of "great meaningfulness." Does this mean that St. Teresa, Buddha and
Muhammad had oddly wired temporal lobes? And can we all become prophets by
donning Persinger's helmet? Perhaps. The researcher's goal is to use his
device to trigger transcendental experiences in nonreligious people faced
with the fear of death.
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http://www.alienjigsaw.com/milab2.html
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This experience is reminiscent of an experiment involving the stimulation of
the temporal lobe region by the use of magnetic fields. Dr. Michael
Persinger, a neuroscientist at Laurentian University of Sudbury, Ontario,
demonstrated that he could artificially produce mystical experiences,
out-of-body excursions and other psychic experiences by stimulating the
temporal lobes with the application of magnetic fields across the brain. He
discovered that such experiences are linked with excessive bursts of
electrical activity in the temporal lobes.[13] A research target would have
a helmet or tong-like device placed on their head. An artificially generated
magnetic field would then mimic the firing patterns of neurons in the
temporal lobes of the brain.
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Well, since you must know, here is how it was originally done:
The helmet is basically a motorcycle helmet with a set of solenoids mounted
over the left and right temporal lobes. These are driven with a signal
generator to create an time-varying magnetic field which impinges on nearby
cortical structures.
To create the solenoids:
Remove the magnetic reed switch from ten standard 250-ohm magnetic reed
relays ( similar to a Radio Shack # 275-232 ) and retain the solenoids.
Into each solenoid insert a soft iron nail 3.5-cm long and 0.16-cm in
diameter.
To create the helmet:
On the each side of the helmet mount five solenoids in a plus-shaped
pattern, one in the center, two at the terminal points of a horizontal line
drawn through the center point, and two on a vertical line through the
center point. Position the center point over the center of the midtemporal
lobe. The horizontal solenoids should each be 4-cm from the center point.
The vertical solenoids should be 1.5-cm from the center point.
To create the signal:
The original research, which only sought to verify that magnetic fields
could be detected by the temporal lobes used three frequencies, 1-Hz, 4-Hz,
and 7-Hz. The solenoids were driven with a sine wave of sufficient
strength to produce (at a distance of 1-cm) 30 mgauss at 1-Hz, 180 mgauss
at 4-Hz, and 300 mgauss at 7-Hz.
>From here you are own your own. Persinger's later research with the helmet
indicates that a complex waveform was used, but does not give the
parameters. A simple digital circuit could be used to generate a complex
waveform with adjustable shape.
Disclaimer:
This information is for educational purposes only. This should not be
interpreted as a recommendation to build or use such a device. There are
reports of unusual and disorienting mental phenomena arising from similar
devices. Anyone working with this type of apparatus should do so only with
sufficient knowledge of the relevant medical science and technology. All
appropriate precautions should be taken.
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