Psychotropic Drugs And The Nature Of Reality
Posted on: March 10, 2009
Dr. Michael Persinger lectures on psychotropic drugs and investigates the nature of consciousness: What it is and how it can be modified by drugs, particularly those that have political and economic impact.
Persinger focuses much of his work on the commonalities that exist between the sciences, and aims to integrate fundamental concepts of various branches of science. He organized the Behavioral Neuroscience Program at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, which became one of the first to integrate chemistry, biology and psychology.
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of much of his work, Persinger insists on publishing his techniques and results within the public forum (the scientific literature). Except for $10,000 given to him in 1983 by a researcher from the U.S. Navy who had an interest in magnetic fields and brain activity, his private practice has supported all of his work. Laurentian University supplies only space and infrastructure. Recently, Persinger has received grants from a Canadian SIDS foundation.
During the 1980s Persinger stimulated people’s temporal lobes artificially with a weak magnetic field to see if he could induce a religious state (see God helmet). He found that the field could produce the sensation of “an ethereal presence in the room”.
Susan Blackmore, a former academic psychologist and parapsychology researcher: “When I went to Persinger’s lab and underwent his procedures I had the most extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had.” “I’ll be surprised if it turns out to be a placebo effect.”
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March 11th, 2009 at 16:29
This is very interesting. Why a low rating?
March 18th, 2009 at 13:42
A wonderfully open minded professor, I could listen to him all day, fascinating subject.
March 30th, 2009 at 07:32
I enjoyed listening to him. Great info.
April 19th, 2009 at 20:36
Hashish does come from an arabic word but the arabic word does not mean Assassin. It means grass which is why they had to generalize the word to grass so other people wouldn’t know what it is.
May 13th, 2009 at 16:23
i quit drugs when i was 16 (pot, mush, and all pharmicudiacals) . but i smoke and drank.
about 9 months ago, i NEEDED to quit drinking and smoking. i have a very very addictive personality. anywho, i spent months researching pot. (as my replacement for booze and cigs) watched like 20 hours of documentaries. read loads of medical articles
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but this video here, has explained ‘drugs’ to me better than anything ive ever seen or read.
it doesnt seem like an interesting watch. but trust me, it is.
just wish it had more eye candy
(pictures, video clips, interview, classroom full of bikini models… whatever
November 23rd, 2009 at 05:09
Well done doc, really interesting video. I’ll think about this next time i take an hallucinogen.
Greetings from Sweden!
January 6th, 2010 at 11:59
What a Dude! All the comments are true, it looks a tad like it might be incredibly dull, but it really is interesting and gave me quite a reassuring sense that there are still GOOD people about, doing good things, and questioning everything.
Personally think I fell in Love with the professor, ha ha, wouldn’t mind sharing his chocolate and ice cream breakfast, after a camberwell carrot of course!
February 2nd, 2010 at 08:07
haha the guy at 34:23 is stoned!!!!!!!