DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17592693
title: Post-Mortem Communication (PMC) Pilot — Protocol A

description: A preregistration-ready protocol for testing post-mortem information transfer under triple-blind and cryptographically verified laboratory conditions.# Post-Mortem Communication (PMC) Pilot — Protocol A  **Author:** Lorena Granada  **License:** CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)  **Version:** 1.0  **Date:**  12 November 2025  

## Abstract  

This repository provides a preregistration-ready experimental protocol designed to evaluate claims of post-mortem information transfer under controlled laboratory conditions. The framework applies triple-blind procedures, cryptographic audit trails, and information-theoretic analyses to minimize sensory leakage and bias. The objective is not to prove or disprove survival phenomena but to operationalize them within reproducible, falsifiable scientific boundaries.

## Methods Summary  **Design:** Direct-information transfer test employing encrypted target packets and blinded judging.  **Primary endpoint:** Forced-choice accuracy of independent judges selecting the true target from five matched decoys.  **Blinding:** Complete separation of roles (Custodian, Facilitator, Randomization Technician, Judges, Data Manager).  **Controls:** Air-gapped hardware, Faraday shielding, tamper-evident seals, SHA-256 hash verification.  **Sample target:** N = 50 sessions (pilot).  **Statistical criteria:** ≥ 35 % accuracy (chance = 20 %) with Bayes Factor > 10 and p < 0.005.  **Replication requirement:** Independent confirmation in a second laboratory.  

## Repository Contents  - `protocol_A_encrypted_target.md` – step-by-step session workflow  - `roles_and_blinding.md` – separation-of-duties SOP  - `materials_checklist.csv` – equipment and room requirements  - `judge_rubric.csv` – rating criteria  - `consent_form_template.md` and `debrief_template.md` – participant documents  - `randomize_and_hash.py` – offline randomization and hashing tool  - `data_template_*.csv` – standardized data collection sheets  - `stats_analysis_plan.md` – statistical analysis plan  - Example analysis scripts (`analysis_python.py`, `analysis_R.R`)  - `preregistration_template.md` – OSF preregistration skeleton  - `risk_ethics.md` – safety and ethical notes  

## Data Availability  All templates, scripts, and documentation are released as open public-domain materials. Users may freely adapt, translate, or extend them without attribution or restriction. For empirical data arising from new experiments, authors are encouraged to publish de-identified results as derivative Zenodo records citing this repository.

## Citation Format  Granada, L. (2025). *Post-Mortem Communication (PMC) Pilot — Protocol A.* Zenodo. [DOI TBD]  

## License  This work has been dedicated to the public domain under the **CC0 1.0 Universal License**.  You may copy, modify, distribute, and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission.

**Keywords:** consciousness research, open science, experimental design, parapsychology, preregistration, information theoryconsciousness research; survival hypothesis; experimental design; parapsychology; open science; preregistration; triple-blind; quantum RNG; information theory