Among other controversial things, the novel Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown tells about ESP!
More specifically the ganzfeld experiment! Now do not worry! The experiment is simply mentioned in the novel! It is not a part of the storyline! So read without any fear of spoilers!
When you have a German name for an experiment then rest assured it will be noticed!
Ganzfeld is from the German words for “entire” and “field”!
Now do not get scared by the name! No animals or humans were harmed! At least that was the official statement!
Before that you must know what is ESP! For ENT surgeons it is actually an Elongated Styloid Process!
But for the scientific community it is extrasensory perception which is just another scientific (or more accurately pseudo scientific!) name for Telepathy!
So the ganzfeld experiment is a parapsychological test for extrasensory perception that involves creating a state of sensory deprivation for a receiver by blocking their vision with halved ping-pong balls and a red light, and their hearing with white noise through headphones. The goal is for the receiver to perceive a mental image or information being sent by a remote “sender”. The sensory deprivation is also intended to induce hallucinations by making the brain create its own stimuli in the absence of external input!
In this you must understand that the brain is not only the receiver but also the sender of information!
The experiment thus aims to create a simulation of Internal Creation!
The lack of external visual and auditory input causes the brain to become more active in generating its own perceptions, which can lead to hallucinations or other unusual experiences.
In a parapsychological context, while the receiver is in this state, a remote “sender” tries to focus on and transmit a specific image or thought to the receiver!
The receiver reports any images, thoughts, or feelings they experience, such as seeing abstract shapes, fractal-like images, or experiencing a sense of another presence.
Parapsychologists use ganzfeld experiments to try and detect evidence of telepathy or other forms of ESP. The procedure is also a method for inducing a state that can lead to hallucinations, with the brain filling in sensory gaps and creating its own mental stimuli.
Now all this is fine but (long time no BUT!); even though early or initial tests were able to give some support to the ESP phenomenon the later tests and flaws have always been the bane of the ganzfeld experiment.
In short; if you believe in ESP, you may also be inclined to accept the findings of the experiment while if you are a true skeptic; you would point out the flaws and bias!
Still ESP or not; ganzfeld is a fun term to say and write a blog about! See I knew by telepathy or ESP that you smiled! If not then then may be now! Yes!
See! I can read your mind! If not then maybe its the lack of brain and not ESP!
Now I can feel that you are feeling sleepy after reading this blog!
Ramfield experiment maybe working!
Then again if you are not feeling sleepy then listen to some old Sanu da song!
SHubh Ratri!
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