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| File Name : MINDPOLR.ASC | Online Date : 11/24/94 |
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| Contributed by : John Peters | Dir Category : BIOLOGY |
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| From : KeelyNet BBS | DataLine : (214) 324-3501 |
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| KeelyNet * PO BOX 870716 * Mesquite, Texas * USA * 75187 |
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The following excellent file is for information purposes only. KeelyNet and
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its Affiliates and Associates are not in any way responsible for any damage or
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injury should the reader choose to experiment with the techniques described.
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BRAIN POLARIZATION: A ParaLab Staff Report
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from the Journal of Paraphysics, Vol. 5, Issue 4, 1971
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As long ago as 1953, Dr. W. Grey Walter of the Burden Neurological Institute
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published his book 'The Living Brain' (Pelican Book) which should be consulted
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by students. In 1967, the Elsevier Publishing Co. published the book 'The
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Evoked Potentials' (ed. Wm. Cobb & C. Morocutti) consisting of papers read at
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the International conference in Siena, June 30th, 1966.
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One of these was a paper by Dr. Grey Walter entitled 'Slow potential changes
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in the human brain associated with expectancy, decision, and intention'; this
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phenomenon become known as 'E-Waves' or 'Expectancy Waves' and a summary of
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this appeared in Vol. 2, No. 5 of the Journal of Paraphysics'.
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In effect, it was found that when a subject made a decision to act, an E-Wave
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built up in his EEG just prior to the action, and this, by suitable filters
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and amplifiers, could be made to trigger off relays. Thus, one could switch
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on a TV merely by willing it, as it were, without having to push a button.
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Following upon these fascinating discoveries, Dr. Grey Walter attended an
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International Conference on Methodology in Psi Research at Le Piol, 2nd Sept.
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1968, and read a paper 'The Contingent Negative Variation (CNV) and its
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Significance for Psi research'. He states:--
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"Superficial polarization of the brain with a very simple electrode on the
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forehead and another on the leg, passing only 300 or 400 microamperes, has
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a spectacular effect on the evoked potential and on the CNV. A few good
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papers have appeared on this subject, but there is still an extreme
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scepticism about these effects.
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The fact remains that if you pass a small direct current from an anode on
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the forehead to a cathode on the leg, in a normal person, he feels excited
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and stimulated. A depressed patient feels relieved, brighter and more
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accessible.
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If the current is reversed, all subjects feel terrible, so much so that the
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procedure could be quite dangerous. It is such a simple system that I am
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certain they would restrict the sale of batteries the way they restrict the
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sale of LSD if people started using it."
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In experiments conducted at the Paralab, in the presence on a medical doctor,
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we found that no danger resulted if moderate voltages are used, such as from a
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torch battery, at most 3 volts.
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One electrode should be attached to the forehead of the agent, and the other
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to the left or right wrist, or left or right ankle (different results may be
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experienced and in all these cases it should be borne in mind that people may
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have different potentials at these points.
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The electrode can consist of a small piece of aluminum foil held against the
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skin by adhesive tape. The electrodes should be connected in series to a
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micro-ammeter, a potentiometer, and the battery, and to commence with, the
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resistance of the potentiometer (say 50,000 ohms) should be set at maximum, so
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that only a minute of say 50 microamps flows.
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The positive end of the battery should initially be connected to the forehead,
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as this gives pleasant effects to most people; however, in some cases the
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polarity is reversed, i.e. negative battery to forehead is best; reversing
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the polarity can produce slight discomfort so some caution is necessary to
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begin with; the wire to the forehead should not be permanently connected to
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the electrode, but held in one hand (insulated by a rubber glove) and touched
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for only a fraction of a second upon the electrode, in case the effect is
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unpleasant.
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It is not recommended at any time to make a permanent connection to the
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forehead, as people are more relaxed if they feel they can immediately remove
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the connection. However, there is no reason to be unduly apprehensive, if
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only a torch battery of 3 volts is used.
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Naturally if any unpleasant effect is felt, such as a slight tingle, the
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polarity should be reversed, or a potentiometer of higher resistance should be
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employed. It is quite likely that no sensation at all will be felt with most
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subjects, under the above conditions, with low voltage, owing to the high
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resistance of a dry electrode; and if no higher voltage is available than 3
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volts, a considerable improvement in conductivity may be achieved by dabbing a
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few drops of salt solution (a teaspoon of salt dissolved in a cup of tap water
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will do) upon the skin before affixing the electrode.
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If using this method, however, extra caution is necessary and the
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potentiometer should be set to maximum resistance for the current may increase
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a hundredfold or more. On no account should the current be allowed to exceed
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200 microamps; many subjects find 100 microamps is quite adequate for
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experimental purposes.
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As Dr. Grey Walter states, extreme scepticism exist in medical circles
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concerning these effects, and the matter is still in the experimental stage.
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However, in preliminary experiments, we found that the effects were so
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strongly marked, particularly the unpleasant effect when forehead is negative,
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that we felt convinced as to validity.
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We did find, however, a marked variation depending upon which arm or leg was
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used for the second electrode; the best results were found with the leg. One
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agent with the electrodes on the left leg was found to almost short-circuit
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and therefore we warn again that a potentiometer of high resistance should be
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in the circuit in series.
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It is recommended that the current should flow for only a fraction of a
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second, then if no unpleasant effects are noted, then slightly longer. The
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polarization process has two aspects:
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(1) therapeutic Value: As Dr. Walter says, "A depressed patient feels
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relieved, brighter, and more accessible", and so this simple device,
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if connected with correct polarity as stated may be beneficial in
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depressed states.
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(2) Experimental Use in Psi Research.
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Observations and comments by John W. Peters:
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1. The authors seem to have safety in mind throughout this article.
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Using Ohm's Law and the figures cited, power levels are below 1
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milliwatt in each instance.
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2. If one has to use the electrolyte solution (1 teaspoon of salt and 1
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cup of water) mentioned, consider using DISTILLED water and salt.
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This will help to maintain consistant levels of conduction between
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different batches of solution.
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3. My only addition to this article was placing the initials "(CNV)" in
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paragraph 2.
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