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Transfer of neural energy between human subjects
For Condition: Healthy
Status: No longer recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) ,
Synopsis: The purpose of this study is to determine whether visual evoked potentials generated in one human brain by photostimulation can generate a correlated EEG signal in the brain of another human subject who is located at a distance and who is not visually stimulated.
Details: The long-term goal of this project is to develop and utilize neurophysiological techniques to evaluate hypotheses emerging from the field of mind-body medicine; specifically, the possibility that conscious states can exert biological effects at a distance (i.e., "distant healing"). The purpose is to attempt to replicate the findings of Grinberg-Zylberbaum et al. (1994) suggesting that visual evoked potentials generated in one human brain (Subject A) by photostimulation can generate a correlated EEG signal in the brain of another human subject (subject B) who is located at a distance (14.5 meters) and who is not visually stimulated. The project will occur in three stages. First we will identify pairs of subjects who have cross-correlated evoked potentials during photostimulation to Subject A at the p < .01 level of significance. If no pairs can be identified we will continue to enroll and test up to 50 pairs of subjects. If pairs of subjects that demonstrate the phenomenon cannot be identified using this p value by the end of the project time line we will reject the hypothesis that remote transfer of neural energy occurs and report failure to replicate the original study. If we detect greater than or equal to 5 pairs of subjects who meet the criteria we will attempt to replicate in those pairs using a higher criteria of p < .001. If Grinberg-Zylberbaum et al's experiment can be replicated at both stages, the project team will go to stage 3 to investigate the same phenomenon in the identified pairs of human subjects using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as a second independent neurophysiological measure of transfer of information between two human brains. We will record fMRIs (occipital, temporal, frontal and parietal) in the remote individual while their counterpart, located in a separate chamber, is receiving light stimulation in an on-off pattern. We will determine if there are statistically significant differences in digitized fMRI during lights on vs. lights off conditions. The main outcome measures for this project will be the binary (yes-no) output from statistical analysis using cross-correlational and z-score testing for the detection of a transferred evoked signal (in both EEG and fMRI experiments) in Subject B. Appropriate controls will be used. If replicated, this study will provide a useful technology and method to quantitatively investigate the characteristics and neural mechanisms of remote effects of "mental events." Such experimental methods will assist in the investigation of basic mechanisms involved in "mind-body" medicine."
Eligibility:
Study Type: Observational, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/65 Years
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - Pairs of healthy human volunteers 18-65 years of age who know each other and who each answered “yes” to the following statement: “I have had at least one experience of feeling the presence of a friend/relative/partner even when we are not physically together.” - Subjects have at least one year experience practicing meditation, relaxation techniques, contemplation or prayer at least once a week. - Willingness to report to the University of Washington on at least 1-2 occasions and up to a maximum of 6 visits, for 1-2 hour sessions each visit. - Willingness to undergo FreezeFrame relaxation training in a 8 minute session. - Willingness to have EEG and EKG measurements. - Willingness to undergo functional MRI evaluation for 45-60 minutes in a small horizontal chamber and to be exposed to high decibel auditory stimulation during the procedure (optional). - Ability to provide informed consent. - Visual acuity 20/20 or better in each eye, with correction. Exclusion Criteria - Diagnosis of neurological disease, including epilepsy. History of epilepsy. - Diagnosis of psychiatric disorder either past or current. - Visual acuity more than 25/25 in each eye, with correction. - Implanted devices or metal objects such as pacemakers, aneurysm clips, metal bone or joint pins, or shrapnel (in case of willingness to participate in fMRI part of the study). - Current use of psychotropic medications, either prescription or illicit. - History of self-reported claustrophobia (in case of willingness to participate in fMRI part of the study).
Total Enrollment: 60
Location and Contact Information:
Bastyr University
Kenmore, Washington, 98028
United States
Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers: 1 R21 AT00287-01;
Study Start Date:
Record last reviewed: December 2003
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00029978
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