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Magnetic Stimulation of the Temporal Cortex:
A Partial God Helmet Replication Study
Carlos A. Tinoco* & Joo P. L. Ortiz
Integrated Center for Experimental Research, Curitiba-Pr, Brazil
Abstract
The effects of magnetic stimulation of the brain in comparison with suggestibility and
expectation are studied. Eight magnetic coils were embedded in a helmet, placing four over the
temporal lobes on each side of the head. These produced 0.0001 Tesla (10 mG) magnetic fields
(MF). Spiritual experiences were reported by some of the 20 volunteers who received
magnetic stimulation of the temporal lobes. These spiritual experiences included sensing the
presence of spiritual beings. Stimulation durations and field strengths were within the limits
used by Dr. M. A. Persinger in similar (God Helmet) experiments (20 minutes, 10 mG).
Questionnaires were applied before, during, and after the experimental sessions. Analysis of the
subjects verbal reports, using Whissels Dictionary of Affect in Language, revealed significant
differences between subjects and controls, as well as less robust effects for suggestion and
expectation.
Keywords: God Helmet, magnetic stimulation, temporal cortex, Michael Persinger, spiritual
experience.
Introduction
Neurotheology or spiritual neuroscience is the study of the neural bases for spirituality and
religion. The goal of neurotheology is to discover the cognitive processes that produce spiritual
and religious experiences and their accompanying affect and relate them to patterns of brain
activity, how they evolved, and the effect of these experiences on personality.
In our research, we used an apparatus (Figure 1) not unlike the Koren Helmet, often called the
"God Helmet." The Koren Helmet is an instrument created by Dr. Persinger and colleagues to
perform experiments in the field of neurotheology (Persinger, 2001). These experiments have
elicited a wide range of visitor experiences (Persinger, 1989) (angels, ghosts, demons, deities,
spirits, etc.), including the sensed presence. Several scientists from various fields have reported
mystic experiences in Persingers lab, as well as mystics, psychics, and atheists. The helmet
used in this research was built in our laboratory by J. P .L. Ortiz, an electronics technician,
working under the guidance of the primary author.
Correspondence: Carlos A. Tinoco, Emeritus Professor, Basic Physics & Eletromagnetism, Amazonas Federal University; &
Integrated Center for Experimental Research, Curitiba-Pr, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
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Figure 1
The God Helmet (Koren Helmet) stimulates the temporal neo-cortex and mesio-basal portions of
the temporal lobes with complex magnetic fields. The God Helmet places four magnetic coils on
each side of the head, above the temporal lobes. Some subjects exposed to these fields reported
having "spiritual experiences" during our tests. These subjects included atheists, as well as
religious believers. In one media interview (BBC, 2003), Persinger stated that 80% of the
subjects reported the presence of nonphysical beings in the room where the experiments
were conducted, including the presence of God in a small number of subjects.
Antecedent Studies
Other researchers have explored the effects of magnetic fields on the human brain, including
Sandyk (1997, 1999), who reported therapeutic effects from the magnetic field on patients with
Parkinsons disease and multiple sclerosis. Hirata et al. (2011) reported eliciting phosphenes
using weak magnetic fields. Martiny K, Lunde M, Beach P (2010) reported antidepressant effects
from low-intensity magnetic fields. Robertson (2010) reported changes in pain processing
following low-intensity magnetic pulses.
Mystic experiences have been reported from all countries throughout history. Mystic experiences
have been defined as altered states of consciousness accompanied by positive affect (Murphy,
2011). Dr. Andrew Newberg (2001) has shown that religious experiences affect the temporal
lobes of those who experience them. Dr. Persinger (2010) has demonstrated that when the
temporal lobes are activated in specific ways, the subjects have religious experiences. These two
lines of research both implicate the temporal lobes as crucial in mystic experiences.
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M. A. Persinger (2001) has reported religious and mystic experiences in laboratory settings using
low-intensity magnetic signals, most notably the elicitation of the sensed presence experience
and (much more rarely) visions of God. Persinger and colleagues have suggested that specific
classes of subjective experiences are related to subtle changes in brain activity, influenced by
fluctuations in global geomagnetic activity (Persinger, 1988). Persinger AM,Roll WG, Tiller
SG,Koren SA,Cook CM (2002) reported neurophysiological correlates of experiences reported
by Sean Harribance, a remote viewer. Low-intensity complex magnetic signals were applied
over his right parietal-temporal lobe, causing him to sense presences on his left side. These
results suggest that the paranormal phenomenon Harribance reported was quantitatively
correlated with morphological and functional abnormalities involved in the right pario-temporal
cortex and the hippocampal formation (Persinger,MA,Roll,WG,Tiller,SG,Koren SA,Cook CM
2002). Beuregard and Paquette (2006) did an experiment with Carmelite nuns who reported
moments of union with God. Magnetic resonance images (fMRI) were taken from them while
they were in this state. Their experiences were found to correlate with changes in the medial
orbitofrontal cortex, inferior and superior parietal lobes, medial pre-frontal cortex, left anterior
cingulate cortex, and left insula. The results suggest that mystical experiences are mediated by
several brain regions and systems. These include the temporal lobes, the region we focus on in
the present study.
Objective
The research objective was to replicate aspects of the experiments reported by Dr. Michael
Persinger. These include (a) magnetic stimulation of the temporal lobes, (b) low-intensity
magnetic fields, and (c) movement of the magnetic fields. A further objective was to explicate
the effects of suggestion on the outcome of the experiment by including subjects who had heard
of the God Helmet and informing them that they were going to receive a session with that
apparatus, explicitly planting a suggestion.
Hypothesis to Be Tested
With these tests, the researcher intended to repeat the experimental results of Michael A.
Persinger and colleagues, in which the God Helmet turned on, could induce mystical experiences
on the volunteers. Therefore if can be said that the hypothesis to be tested was: It is possible to
repeat the results of Michael A. Persinger and colleagues, using a God Helmet built in Brazil,
without having any orientation of them regarding the tests and the construction of a God
Helmet? It is also expected that the twenty volunteers chosen by the criteria specified below
dont be harmed by the research, in other words, that they dont suffer any sort of damage,
neither physical, nor emotional, and, at the end of the tests, they feel very well and willing to
repeat the tests, in another occasion.
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Methods
The methodology applied on the research that is the subject of this project is the following:
a) Participants
1 - The choice of twenty volunteers and how would they be tested:
- Through interview, in which they were informed about all the methodology to be used on
the tests;
- All the twenty would be tested, one at a time.
- Before and after the tests, a doctor (Dr. Elson de Arajo Montagno), would measure their
blood pressure and heartbeats of each patient. That wouldnt be made during the tests to not
alter the results.
- Each patient would be blindfolded during each test;
- Would be considered excluded from the tests, the volunteers with physical problems,
psychological and psychiatric problems, according to the doctor's opinion.
b) Criteria of Inclusion of Volunteers on the Research

Would be included on the research volunteers that:
- Wished to participate;
- Were selected in the interviews (judged by the responsible for the tests, Carlos Alberto
Tinoco);
- Had signed the Consent Form;
- Had been considered apt by the doctor.
c) Criteria for Exclusion of the Research Subjects

Would be considered excluded from the research, subjects that:
- After being selected, gave up participating on the tests;
- Even willing to participate, the medical and psychological exams indicate as inapt;
- Refuse to sign the Consent Form.
d) Equipment Used on the Construction of the God Helmet

1- Construction of the God Helmet, according to specifications of Dr. Persinger and colleagues
(see internet God Helmet):
- Construction of cictuit a), which is an oscillator (see Appendix 2);
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- Construction of cictuit b), which is known as Johnson-DJs Decade, that is a counter of

electric pulses, from 1 to 10 (see Appendix 2);
- Construction of a current amplifier, which must be coupled to each solenoid, because the
DJ does not supply sufficient current (see Appendix 3);
- Cut the helmet with holes approximately eight centimeters in diameter at the height of the
temporal lobes for placing the eight solenoids, four at each side of the skull;
- Acquisition of copper wire (26 AWG) endcapped with varnish, with 50.0 meters in length;
- Preparation of eight solenoids, each with five hundred turns;
- Manufacture of four wooden wheels (simple wood), each with a diameter > 8.00 cm, to
provide support to the eight solenoids (two pairs with two wheels each);
- Acquisition of eight ferrite rods (d=1/4, length= 3") to be placed into each of eight
solenoids;
- Acquisition of 8 cables of 24 AWG, with two meters long each, to be connected to the
eight solenoids, which will bring information to the responsible researcher (plastic
wrapping with four different colors);
- Wrap the copper wire of each solenoid with pharmacist tape, for proper protection;
- Experimental Measurement of the value of electric current in each solenoid, so that we can
know the value of the magnetic field generated in each solenoid (not to exceed the critical
value, between 10 nanotesla and 1 microtesla, according to Raul Marino, Jr., informed by
Dr. Newberg (Marinho Jr, 2005). This value was measured = 0.000165 amperes, which
corresponds to a magnetic field of B = 0.001 microtesla within the security value. The
value of the magnetic fields is measured with a multimeter (precision voltmeter), which
possesses scale for micro and milli volts.
e) Printed Material
- Preparation of printed material to be used after each experiment (see Appendix 4).
f) Time for the Conduction of the Research

-Twenty-minutes for each patient, seven of them on the first day, seven in the second and six in
the third. On the first day, the time for conducting the tests was six hours and twenty five
minutes; on the second day it was used approximately the same time of the first test, and in the
third day it was spent about five hours and thirty minutes. The average time spent in each test
was one hour and 20 minutes, approximately.
g) Procedure
- The whole experience would be held in three days, and could be carried part in the
morning and part in the afternoon;
- Before each test, the researcher in charge would apply on each patient the appropriate
questionnaire (see Appendix);
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- During the tests, the researcher in charge would apply the questionnaire for each patient
(see Appendix);
- After the tests, the researcher in charge would apply the appropriate questionnaire (see
Appendix);
- The God Helmet would be placed on the head of each of the eight volunteers, each in turn,
when the magnetic fields would be activated for twenty minutes;
- Each volunteer patient had to sign a consent form, sparing the Spiritist Integrated Schools
FIES" of any damage that he may suffer as a result of the tests, although all possible
precautions were taken in advance;
- The principal investigator would inform patients, before testing, the values of the magnetic
field that would be used, and the maximum value that could be used without damage being
caused to the patient;
- The mentioned doctor, that would measure the blood pressure, temperature and heartbeats
of each patient before and after the tests, would inform that they do not pose a risk to
patients;
- After the completion of the research, an Act would be written, which should be signed by
the head of research, by Seu Dante, builder of the CD, by the doctor, and all twenty
volunteers. Only then may the research be considered finished.
h) General Information
- Individual interviews with volunteers, made by the head of research. On this occasion, they
would be informed of all procedures and methods that would be used during the tests;
- Each of them would be examined by a doctor and, if he states that the volunteer is fit, he
may be accepted;
- If they agree to be patient on the tests, they still must sign the Consent Form. Only then,
applicants would be accepted, definitely;
- A psychologist would examine the volunteers before and after the tests, to assess problems
arising from contact with the "unknown".
Ten subjects were given 20-minute magnetic stimulation sessions using 100 Hz magnetic pulses
produced by a locally assembled Johnson Decade Counter and applied through an array of
magnetic coils located above the temporal-parietal region of the head.
The magnetic coils used in the experiment were made with 500 turns of 26-gauge copper wire
around disk-shaped flux concentrators, output magnetic fields calculated to have RMS peaks of
0.000001 Tesla (10 mG) when connected to an active Johnson Decade Counter.
We used simple pulses, which Persinger (2010) reported are among the least effective patterns
for magnetic field neural stimulation, as the brain habituates to these in short periods of time.
However, we maintained movement of the magnetic fields, coil placement over the temporalparietal region, and field strengths on the order of 10 mG. Our simple signals were used in the
absence of any source for the Chirp pattern or amygdalar burst-firing pattern used in
Persingers experiments and provided an opportunity to test the effects of magnetic fields
moving above the temporal lobes, as well as weak (10 mG) magnetic fields, although without
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complex patterns. According to Persinger and Koren (2005a), the Koren Helmet requires
exposures of at least 20 minutes for mystic and/or altered-state experiences to appear under its
influence. This was used as the duration of our experimental sessions. A blindfold was used to
achieve partial sensory deprivation.
Figure 2
One pair of coils at a time actively put out magnetic

fields. The active coil was changed every 250 msec,
changing from the posterior to anterior superior
temporal lobes, and then from the posterior to anterior
inferior temporal lobes (Figure 2), in a pattern not
unlike a figure eight. The same configuration was used
above both temporal lobes. The coils were yoked so
that each pair of coils designated with a number was
active at the same time as its contralateral counterpart.
One such sequence required 1000 msec.
The position of the coils was cross-shaped, with their arms, one vertical and the other horizontal.
The dorsal and ventral pairs were thus each active for 500 msec. Our equipment differed from
Persingers helmet, which rotated the signals between the four coils. However, like Persingers
(2001, 2010) arrangement, ours included time frames for the movement of the magnetic fields
such that the dorsal and ventral portions of the temporal lobe each received 500 msec exposures
in succession.
The experimental sessions were carried out on three days: September 27, October 13, and
October 18, 2010, between 14:00 and 18:00, local time (Brazilia Time Zone = GMT -3).
Global geomagnetic values (K indices) during the times of the experiments were 0 to 2
(09/27/10), one (10/13/10), and one (10/18/10) (NOAA archives, 2011).
The control group consisted of an additional 10 subjects who were treated with a zero-amplitude
(sham) field.
Biomedical measures from all subjects were taken before each test and found to be within
normal limits. The mean arterial pressure fell approx. 12 x 7, the average body temperature was
between 37 and 36.5 degrees Celsius and the average heartbeat rate was around 74 per minute.
After the first evaluation, our magnetic helmet was placed on the head of each of the subjects and
actively run for 20 minutes or left off for control subjects. All volunteers sat in a comfortable
chair during the tests. The helmet was fitted with a blindfold.
Pre-session questionnaires were applied regarding each subjects emotional state, expectations,
and prior knowledge of the God Helmet before experimental sessions. In the last two minutes of
the sessions, subjects were queried regarding any sights, sounds, tactile sensations, smells, and
tastes that they might be experiencing. After the sessions, subjects were asked about their
overall state. Descriptions of subjective states and experiences were also collected from each
subject during and after the experimental sessions.
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Subjects were told that they were participating in a God Helmet experiment, deliberately planting
a suggestion that would actively encourage expectation. Not all subjects (n=10) had prior
knowledge of the apparatus. Nevertheless, the phrase God Helmet strongly connotes an exotic
experience, planting a similar suggestion for all subjects, regardless of whether they had prior
knowledge of the God Helmet.
Expectation is the subjective correlate of suggestion and suggestibility. Our subjects were asked
what they would expect during a God Helmet session. Only a small number (n=5) reported no
expectations. Prior to the experimental sessions, the majority of subjects reported expectations
of altered states, calmness, and unusual sensations.
Analysis of the subjects responses was accomplished using Whissels Dictionary of Affect in
Language (Whissel, 2009), an instrument that quantifies the affective dimension of spoken
language, including pleasantness, activation, concreteness, and abstractness, as well as
performing word counts.
All words were scored with the Dictionary of Affect by matching words to the Dictionary and
importing scores for three variables: pleasantness, activation, and imagery. These scores
represent previous ratings of how pleasant a word seemed, how active it seemed, and how easy it
was to form a picture in your mind of the word. A total of 537 words were produced by
participants; 496 of these (92.4%) were matched by the Dictionary. Data included a count of the
number of words used by each person during and after the God Helmet session.
The analysis was a repeated-measures analysis of variance for pleasantness, activation, and
imagery; number of words with field; and expectation as between-subjects factors (2x2x2). Posthoc tests were t-tests, which assessed whether the means of two groups were statistically
significantly different from each other. The methods employed for post-hoc analysis were
unknown to the translator at the time of the translation, preventing translator bias.
We used measurements of verbal behavior during and after experimental sessions to explicate
the relative roles of magnetic field stimulation and suggestion. We recorded answers to queries
about what subjects expected the session would be like prior to the experimental sessions. These
answers are included in the detailed results at Table 1. Analysis of verbal behaviors in
expressing expectations provided a way to analyze the effects of suggestion directly.
Table 1. Detailed results for the 20 subjects
Subjects with no expectations before experimental session:
Field on or off
Subject
number
1
6
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Helmet or didnt
know
NO FIELD KNEW ABOUT
GOD HELMET
FIELD ON KNEW ABOUT
Religion
Expectations
before
experimental
session
Experiences
during
experimental
session
Experiences
after
experimental
session
No specific
religious beliefs
(spiritualistic)
No expectations
Felt sleepy
Felt well
Spiritualist
No expectations
Felt muscle
spasms in arms
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and legs. Felt

perineal
sensations
including
energy
explosions.
Right side more
relaxed.
Memories of
Childhood. Saw
himself in his
fathers
workplace. Felt
relaxed.
Heard sound
water, smell of
roses, stomach
growling. Saw
sheep on green
grass. Saw light
shaped like stars
and grey color.
Had seen a lecture

about God Helmet.
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NO FIELD KNEW ABOUT

GOD HELMET
Catholic
No expectations
11
FIELD OFF - NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
Atheist
No expectations
Felt nothing.
Saw dots of
light.
Felt well
Felt good, in a
meditative state.
If had more time,
would have
entered in an
altered state of
consciousness.
Felt well
12
FIELD ON - NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
Spiritualist;
experienced
meditator
No expectations.
Didnt know
what it was
about.
Arms growing,
like when
relaxed or
meditating. Saw
a skinny black
dog running
from the left to
the right.
17
FIELD OFF - NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
No specific
religious beliefs;
spiritualistic
No expectations
Felt sleepy
Felt very well
Subjects with expectations before experimental session:

Field on or off
Subject
number
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God Helmet or
didnt know
FIELD ON KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
Religion
Catholic
Expectations
before
experimental
session
Experiences
during
experimental
session
Experiences
after
experimental
session
Expected mindaltering
experience
Pressure on the
right side of head;
something physical;
right ear throbbing
slightly; light
fatigue
Continued to feel
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ABOUT GOD
HELMET
FIELD ON KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
Spiritualist
Expected an
altered state of
consciousness
NO FIELD KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
Tendency to
spiritualism
Expected to be
more relaxed
FIELD ON KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
Catholic.
(priest)
Feared not
reaching the
objective he
expected, which
was leaving his
body
NO FIELD KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
No specific
religious
beliefs
Expected to leave
the test feeling
calm
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Expected
something good
Something moving
in the right cheek;
saw a metallic
cylindrical tube go
from him and leave
tassels of yellow
flowers
Someone touched
hands. Peace,
Tranquility.
Numbness in the
body. Felt
everything vanish.
Did not feel body,
or time passing. Felt
presence of a man
standing on the
right side.
Heard noise like an
aircraft twice. Felt a
touch on both
shoulders. Felt fear
when hearing the
sound.
Smell of perfume
like talc. Saw colors
black, grey and dark
blue. Saw people
dressed in white
and grey. Saw black
dogs and a chair.
Saw an ancient
battle, armor,
horses, swords, etc.
Saw girl come from
behind her. Saw her
hair. Someone was
threatening her. She
ran, laughs,
something real.
Feeling afraid for
her. Thought it was
an actor. Felt it was
something real.
Involuntary muscle
contractions.

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Felt well and

light; thinks had a
mild religious
experience
Felt very well.

Feeling peace,
tranquility. If it
took more time,
would leave the
body.
Felt well,
balanced, relaxed
Felt like he came

back to earth; felt
very well.
Seemed like a
dream.
Felt well
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Smelled talcum.
Tightness in the
head. Saw man
riding a bike
falling; saw the side
of a male face, ear
very clear. Felt side,
saw something
moving from right
to left. Felt afraid to
see the man on
bike. Heavy leg.
Muddled thinking.
Feeling like an
electric current
raging his body
three times. Felt a
pulse at the top of
the head.
Sweet flavor in the
mouth, taste of
fruits. Tingling in
the scalp and
running down to the
face. Smell of sweet
incense.
Buzz in both ears.
Smell of incense.
Heavy hands. Mind
pulsing in the
rhythm of the heart.
Forgot the reality.
No specific flavor.
Felt the head
involved in energy.
A little anxious for
being blindfolded
and not knowing
what was
happening.
10
FIELD ON KNEW
ABOUT GOD
HELMET
Catholic
Feared being
disturbed by
seeing something
unknown
13
FIELD OFF NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
No specific
religious
beliefs.
Spiritualistic.
Having different
sensations
14
FIELD ON NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
Nonpracticing
Catholic.
Spiritualistic.
Feared feeling sick
15
FIELD OFF NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
No specific
religious
beliefs;
spiritualistic
Expected to have a
different
experience
16
FIELD ON NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
No specific
religious
beliefs;
spiritualistic
Expected
something
interesting
Buddhist
Feared having a
shock. Felt
anxiety.
Relaxed quickly,
felt claustrophobic,
got some sleep
Felt well
Atheist
Expected to be
relaxed
Only felt the weight

of the GH; almost
slept
Very calm
Lutheran
Expected to feel
better than before
experimental
session
Felt the body

relaxing. Increase
of the heartbeats.
Anxiety. Heartbeats
increased on
entering in a
Felt well
18
19
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ABOUT GOD
HELMET
FIELD OFF NO
KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD
HELMET
FIELD ON NO
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Felt calm
Felt well
Felt more relaxed

than when sitting
in the armchair
Felt very well
Felt well;
imagined that
there would be
another step in
the test
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different state of
consciousness.
Reacted against and
avoided the
experience.
Analysis
Subjects were grouped according to field (control or field on) and according to their expectations
(no, n=6; yes, n=14). Both of these divisions proved fruitful. P<.10 was employed as the p
value. All results given in the table (see Appendix 5) are significant at this level. One unit of
measurement was the words spoken by the participants. There were 396 during the helmet
administration and 141 after. The words used during the time that the helmet was connected,
comprises two groups of persons: 1 - without expectations (6 persons) and 2 with expectations
(14 persons).
Effects of expectation on comments during the experimental sessions
Subjects who reported expectations:
used words with lower concreteness
1.82 versus 1.99
used more common words
freq of 2588 versus 1550
used more abstract words
30.2% versus 20.6%
used words of a generally unpleasant 14.8 versus 7.4%
emotional type
used a disproportionately high number of 78% of the words, when only 70% of the
words
participants belonged to this group
Effects of expectation on comments after the experimental sessions

Subjects who reported expectations:
used more emotionally cheerful words
5.6% versus 0
used more emotionally nasty words
4.7 versus 0
used more passive words
31.8% versus 16.7%
used more concrete words
6.5% versus 0
used a disproportionately high number of 80% when only 70% of the participants
words
belonged to this group
Comparison of subjects with controls

Comments after the administration of the helmet
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Predictably, in view of our use of 100 Hz pulses instead of complex magnetic signals, there were
no statistically significant differences between the comments of those who received the field and
those who did not during administration of the helmet. Differences between subjects and controls
emerged in analysis of post-session comments. This is consistent with Dr. Persingers findings
and methods, which have emphasized post-session narratives (accompanied by a brief
questionnaire), recognizing the tendency of subjects to dislike talk during the sessions. We
questioned our subjects in the last two minutes of their sessions, when the tendency for subjects
receiving a field to find verbal interruptions irritating (Freeman J,Persinger AM, 1996) would be
at its maximum, but also when responses would have been most clear.
Those who received a field (Fields On)
used more common words
freq=2153 versus 666
used shorter words
4.35 versus 5.19 letters
used fewer passive words
21.8% versus 37.3%
used more abstract words
39.7% versus 21.8%
used fewer emotionally unpleasant words
3.9% versus 15.2%
used a disproportionately high number of 60% when only 40% of the participants
words
were in this group
The results reported here are significant at p<.05 with two exceptions of interest. The more
trivial results are mentioned first.
Differences between the during-session and after-session conditions
Overall, peoples language was more pleasant after the administration of the helmet than
during it (2.02 versus 1.90). It should be mentioned that the language was generally pleasant in
tone. The average pleasantness score for everyday English is 1.84.
Overall, peoples language was more active during the administration of the helmet than after it
(1.74 versus 1.56); it should be mentioned that the language was generally active in tone during
the helmet session and generally less so afterwards. The average activation score for everyday
English is 1.67.
Overall, peoples language was more concrete (higher imagery) during the administration of the
helmet than after it (1.75 versus 1.68), but also more concrete throughout, as the average imagery
for everyday English is 1.53.
Overall, people said more during the administration of the helmet than afterwards (19.8 words
per person versus 5.75).
Differences associated with field versus controls
Overall, people who were exposed to a field had more to say than controls (15.9 words per
subject; 9.65 per control).
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For words used after the helmet administration, those exposed to the field used fewer pleasant
words (2.07) than did the controls (2.25). For words used during the administration, the two
groups were equal (1.90; 1.92). Both groups used more pleasant words after the helmet
administration, but the group not exposed to a field showed a greater increase in verbal
pleasantness.
For those not expecting a result, language during the session was more abstract (lower imagery)
under the field (1.69) than it was for controls (1.94). For those expecting a result, it was similar
under field (1.74) and no field (1.75).
For those not expecting a result, concreteness (imagery) was higher during helmet administration
(2.06) than after (1.66). Concreteness was similar for those expecting a result (1.79; 1.70).
Expectation by subjects was associated with some differences. The administration of a field led
to (a) participants talking more, and to (b) their using fewer pleasant words to describe their
feelings after the administration, and to (c) their using more abstract language.
There were two effects for knowledge of the helmet (n=11) versus experimental navet (n=9) in
combination with the field/no-field condition that differed from those of expectation. Those who
knew about the helmet used more active language (1.679 versus 1.625) and more concrete
language (1.829 versus 1.723) throughout than those who did not know about the helmet.
A small additional significant effect
The 4 subjects who mentioned some "fear" or "concern" in their expectations, the 6 cases with no
expectation, and the 10 cases who expected positive or mind-expanding results constituted three
additional subdivisions of our experimental cohort. This last group (positive expectations) used
more abstract language than the other two groups (imagery of 1.693 versus 1.860 and 1.883).
Summary
For comments during the administration of the field, the language of those expecting an effect
was less emotionally pleasant and more abstract (i.e., talking about feelings rather than things)
than those who reported no expectations before the experimental session. For comments after
the field, the language of those expecting an effect was more emotionally loaded and more
concrete.
The language during the session did not differ significantly between those receiving the field
stimulation and controls. The language of those receiving a field, collected after the
experimental sessions, involved simpler, more common, and less passive words, with less
negative emotional content than controls.
If we can interpret the results described above causally, the administration of a field caused
participants to say more after their sessions and to become more abstract and less overtly
pleasant in what they were saying.
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Both expectation and field administration were associated with differences in verbal responses.
Field on and control subjects verbal responses collected after the experimental session
differed significantly.
Both the field and expectation increased the number of words produced by participants in
comparison to controls and those without expectations, respectively.
Table 2: Average (mean) number of words used before and after the session
Group
People Words per person after Words per person during
Control, no expectation 4
2.25
7.75
Control, expectation
6
8.33
21.5
Fields on, no expectation 2
11.00
23.5
Fields on, expectation 8
7.50
23.63
In Table 1, one can observe the effects of expectation, as well as the results for control subjects,
on the number of words used by subjects in four different experimental conditions:
(1) Both the administration of the field and the subjects expectations made them more
verbose. In the absence of both of these, they had significantly less to say.
(2) Those expecting an effect displayed more abstract language during the administration
phase and more concrete language after it. Their language retained an emotionally negative
character.
(3) Those receiving a field used emotionally less negative language and simpler language to
describe their experiences after their sessions.
(4) The differences in post-session verbal behavior between subjects and controls, as well as
between those with expectations (which we consider the subjective correlate of suggestion)
and those without, tends to support Persingers conclusion that the effects of temporal lobe
stimulation with moving weak magnetic fields cannot be attributed to suggestibility (St.
Pierre, 2006).
Geomagnetic Factors
The experiments were conducted in Curitiba, Brazil, close to the center of the South Atlantic
Anomaly (SAA), a region with significantly lower mean geomagnetic H values. However,
geomagnetic storms and particle precipitation in the South Atlantic anomaly are stronger than
those at respective middle and moderate latitudes of the northern hemisphere (Danilov, 2001).
Global geomagnetic field strengths average from 30,000 (equatorial) to 60,000 (polar) nT. In
contrast, geomagnetic field values in the SAA rarely exceed 20,000 nT. Further, this region is
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subject to geomagnetic micropulsations (Macmillan, 2009), possibly arising from electron

precipitation from the terminus of the Van Allan Belt, directly above the SAA (Trivedi, 2005).
The amplitudes of one kind of geomagnetic turbulence, preliminary reverse impulses (PRI),
within the SAA are about three times higher than those happening at tropical latitudes. PRI in
the SAA have anomalously frequent occurrences and amplitudes in the SAA, caused by the
significant enhancement of ionospheric conductivity due to the weakness of the ambient
magnetic field intensity in the SAA region (Shinburi et al., 2010). Saboia and Marques (2005)
found a further source of geomagnetic turbulence in the SAAs strong toroidal and poloidal
geomagnetic salients, strong magnetic oscillations, and transitory reversed magnetic polarities in
the area. They also noted magnetic torsional eddies and vortices, creating frequent transitory
changes in local geomagnetic field strength.
The geomagnetic field within the SAA is about 1/3 weaker than the global geomagnetic field,
allowing greater fluctuations in response to solar events, the ultimate source for variation in
geomagnetic field strength. Persinger (1995) hypothesized that specific patterns of information
appearing within the variable portion of the geomagnetic field that appear during times of
elevated geomagnetic activity are responsible for these effects and not the field strength itself.
In one study, Persinger (1995) found that elevated levels for the geomagnetic field that correlated
with his recorded effects had occurred 12 hours before the subjects received complex magnetic
field stimulation. The probability of such variations in the local geomagnetic field prior to our
experimental sessions was very high. The neural processes generating the sense of self in those
with enhanced temporal lobe lability can be disrupted by variations in magnitude of the
geomagnetic field on the order of 1%. Within the normal population, the same can be expected
from variations on the order of 3%. Within the SAA, these variations can be expected at rates
exceeding once per day, as the region experiences its constant, low-intensity geomagnetic
storms. Thus, our present experiments, carried out under conditions of global geomagnetic quiet,
display phenomena expected during periods of elevated global geomagnetic activity. These
results can be accommodated through Persingers hypothesis that there is some particular
frequency or pattern of information probabilistically associated with a narrow range of variation
in intensity global geomagnetic activity (Persinger, 1995b), and the neural effects of global
turbulence are approximated by the local turbulence within the SAA.
The variable portion of the earths magnetic field constitutes about 10% of its total field strength.
The enhanced geomagnetic activity that Persinger found to amplify certain effects of complex
magnetic field occurs within this amplitude band. Persinger (1998, 2004) has found that
elevated geomagnetic activity, as distinct from higher field strengths, correlates with several
phenomena that our subjects reported. These include the sensed presence (Booth, 2005) and
decreased pleasantness of neural stimulation with complex magnetic fields (Persinger, 1998,
2004). The latter result agrees with our finding of less pleasant language from subjects than
controls.
Discussion
The results of the tests specified herein are in agreement with the literature indicated in the initial
topic entitled Antecedent Studies, on this article.
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The application of the God Helmet can provoke the appearance of phosphenes, and it is possible
that some of the images perceived by volunteers or participants resulted from iconicity.
Another aspect that should be noted is that while the number of volunteers under the effect of the
magnetic field on the action referred to the perception of odors of perfume, talc, incense, roses
etc., at least one of the volunteers with the magnetic field off felt something similar. The author
of this article failed to ascertain the causes of this difference.
Granqvist et al. (2005), failing to replicate the results of Persingers research, claimed that the
latters results were due to suggestibility and not magnetic fields. Persinger (2005a) replied that
Granqvists magnetic fields were distorted, preventing adequate replication. Persingers reanalysis (St. Pierre, 2006) of 407 of his experimental subjects and results obtained showed that
the specific configuration of the field patterns (signals), and not their suggestibility, predicted
the subjects responses.
Our efforts tend to support the hypotheses that magnetic signals that are too weak to elicit neural
activity through current induction can have marked effects on subjective experiences correlating
with brain activity. This in turn supports Persingers conclusion (2010) that weak, patterned,
magnetic fields do not influence brain activity through current induction, but are instead
attributable to interactions between fields from the Koren Helmet and endogenous magnetic
fields within the brain (field-to-field interactions).
Persingers pre-session suggestion (to maintain blind experimental conditions) is that subjects
are about to participate in a relaxation experiment. Granqvists et al. (2005) subjects "were
informed that the project was about the influence of complex, weak magnetic fields on
experiences and feeling states." This suggestion prevented blind conditions. However, no
studies of low-intensity complex magnetic neural stimulation have been done without any
suggestions to the subjects at all, and the present study is no exception. What we have done here
is deliberately facilitate suggestion (expectation) by informing the subjects they were going to
receive a session with the God Helmet. This would allow its effects to dominate results from
all control subjects if it were a determinative factor. Our results display a greater association
between verbal reports and application of our magnetic fields than with suggestion and
expectation (Table 2).
Conclusions
Our results were not as phenomenal as those reported by Persinger (2010). This can explained
by our use of a 100 Hz signal instead of the complex magnetic signals used in his experiments,
as well as our forgoing the use of a Faraday cage and acoustic chamber, as used in his studies
(Persinger, 2001). Our results suggest that the stimulation has effects without them, although our
effects appeared in observations made after, and not during, the experimental sessions. Our
results have a precedent in Baker-Prices studies, which found a reduction in depression in headinjury patients (Baker-Price et al., 1996, 2003) with complex magnetic signal neural stimulation.
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These studies included six-week follow-up of the subjects, and their reported effects did not
include responses gathered during the stimulation.
Telling subjects that they were going to receive sessions with a God Helmet prior to the
experimental sessions allowed us to test whether suggestibility determined the outcome of the
experiment. Allowing subjects to know about the God Helmet constituted a deliberate
suggestion, not attributable to inadvertent experimenter bias (none of Persingers subjects,
outside those whose experiences were published as case histories, had any knowledge of the God
Helmet).
We obtained quantitative measures for the effects of suggestibility and expectation, as well as for
subjects and controls. The present study, partially replicating Persingers procedures and results,
supports the contention that our results and those reported in Persingers research publications
are attributable to the fields and their configurations, not to suggestibility (see Table 2).
Suggestibility played a role, but not enough to account for our results. We look forward to
further experiments in this field.
The author believes that the tests he performed replied, in a way, those performed by Michel A.
Persinger and colleagues. Another point that must be highlighted is that, by all indications, the
tests performed by the author indicate the direction of the influence of expectations of volunteers
in the results of the tests.
Therefore, the author believes that their results point, in fact, in two directions: 1- tests indicate,
in part, a replication of the researches of Persinger and colleagues; 2- tests described here also
point to the influence of expectation of the volunteers on the test results. Thus, the conclusion
that can be taken is that more researches, more testing, with a larger number of volunteers,
should be made.
The research was conducted in Curitiba, Brazil, in the Integrated Center for Experimental
Research-CIPE (Centro Integrado de Pesqisas Experimentais). The design for this research was
approved by the Ethics Committee from Group Uninter, according to the statement 172/2010,
dated 06 August 2010. The authors wish to express our thanks to Dr. Cynthia Whissel for her
contributions to the analysis of our data. Reprint requests should be directed to: Carlos Alberto
Tinoco, Centro Integrado de Pesqisas Experimentais, Rua Tobias de Macedo Jr. 246. Santo
Incio,Curitiba-Pr, Brazil ZP:82010-340
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Jonhson-DJ Decade
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Appendix 3: Oscilator
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Appendix 4 (Questionnaires)
1-Questionnaries:
a) Model of questionnaire to be applied by the responsible researcher, on the twenty volunteers,
before the research (sign with an X):
1-Are you anxious? Yes.. No.. Indifferent..
2-If anxious, on which degree?
Very anxious.. Anxious.. A little anxious.. No anxiety..
3-What do you expect to happen to you during the Research? (Describe):
4-If you fear something, what is it? (Describe):
5-What do your relatives siblings, parents, uncles, etc. think about the Research? (Describe):
6-What is your greatest fear? (Describe):
7-What is your positive expectation? (Describe):
8-Do you trust on the person responsible for this Research? (Sign with an X):
Yes.. No.. Indifferent..
9-If yes, on which degree? (Sign with an X):
Very much.. Much.. Normal.. Little.. Very little.. Any..
10-In case your expectancy is little, very little or any, do you still want to proceed with the
Research?
b) Model of questionnaire to be applied on the twenty patients, one at a time, during the research:
1-How are you feeling now? (Sigh with an X):
Excellent.. Very good.. Well.. Regular.. Bad.. Terrible..
2-Do you hear something? (Ask to describe, from which side, what king of sound, etc.):
3-Do you feel any flavor? (Ask to describe):
4-Do you feel any kind of odor? (Ask to describe):
5-Do you feel any kind of touch? (Ask to describe, where and how):
6-Are you seeing anything? (Ask to describe, from which side, the color, etc.):
7-Are you feeling some kind of emotion? (Ask to describe):
c) Model of questionnaire to be applied by the responsible for the research, on the twenty
volunteers, after the tests:
1-How are you feeling now? (Describe):
2-In case positive, on which degree? (Sign with an X):
Great.. Very Well.. Well.. Regular..
3-In case negative, on which degree? (Sign with an X):
Tolerable.. Bad.. Terrible..
4-Would you undergo another test, after this one? (Sign with an X):
No.. Yes.. Indifferent..
5-Did you have some kind of religious experience? (Describe):
6-Was it an important experience?
Yes.. No.. Indifferent..
7-In case positive on which degree? (Sign with an X):
Amazing.. Very important.. Important.. Indifferent..
8-In case negative, on which degree? (Sign with an X):
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9-Describe, briefly, how was the test for you. (Describe):
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b) Criteria of Inclusion of Volunteers on the Research

c) Criteria for Exclusion of the Research Subjects

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Felt well and

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Felt like he came

Feared feeling sick

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Effects of expectation on comments after the experimental sessions

Comparison of subjects with controls

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subject to geomagnetic micropulsations (Macmillan, 2009), possibly arising from electron

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Beauregard M, Paquette V. "Neural correlates of a mystical experience in Carmelite nuns."

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