He published over 500 technical articles in scientific journals, more than a dozen chapters in various books, and seven of his own books. Needless to say, with such an eclectic mix, the reaction from the scientific and medical communities was not always positive. Persinger's major research themes have included electromagnetic field effects upon biological organisms, epilepsy, temporal lobe functions, properties of biophotons, geophysical-human interactions, physical cosmology, and the quantifiable examination of what Persinger terms "low-probability phenomena" such as time travel, parallel universes, and the universe as a simulation. With the development of the "shakti helmet" (often referred to as "the God helmet") Dr. Persinger was mostly known for his hypothesis and experiments regarding the roles of the temporal lobes and their mediation of mystical/occult/religious experiences. Persinger (J– August 14, 2018) was an American-Canadian professor of psychology at Laurentian University.
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