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Study of the Extraordinary Function
of the Human Body in China
Chen Xin,
Mai Lei
Ins t. itute of Aerospace Medico-Engineering
. .
—
Beijing,
China
On March
11,
1979,
it was
reported
for
the
first
time
in
Sichuan Ribao
that
a
12-year-old
boy,
Tang
Yu,
in
Dazu
County*'"Sichuan Province,
had been discovered
to be able
to
"recognize
the characters (Chinese
ideograms)
with his
ears."° This evoked strong repercussions at home and abroad.
Subsequently, more than ten teenagers who also had
this Rina
of
function
were
discovered
one
after
another
in
Beijing,
Anhui,
Hubei
and
other
places.
In
September,
1979,
Nature
Journal
(Zi ran
Zazhi)
carried
a
report
on
Non visual
Pattern Recognition;-' written by a correspondent of the
journal on
the basis
of Ms personal observations.
In
this
article
it
was
confirmed
that
the
exceptional
function
of
the
human
body,
or,
as
it
was
depicted
in
the
newspapers
"recognizing characters with the ears," actually existed and
is worth studying.
The Journal
then,
in its
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carried
in
succession
other
experimental
observa-
tions
[1-4]
by scientists
of Beijing University,
Anhui
Teachers University and other units,
which verified the
authenticity
of
the
function.
In
February
1980,
in
Shanghai,
the Nature Journal
editorial
department
presided
over
the
TTFlrst
Science
Symposium on the Extraordinary Function of
the Human Body,
attended
by
representatives
from
eight
provinces
and
three
municipalities.
After
this
the
various
exceptional
functions
of
the
human
body,
including
"recognizing
characters
with
the
ears,"
became
generally
known
as
the
"extraordinary function of Hhe human body," which is now
the
general
term being used in the Chinese literature.
With
the
impetus
of
the
symposium,
the
research
work
has developed further in various places, and in May 1981
the
"Second
Science
Symposium on
the
Extraordinary
Function
of
the
Human
Body"
was
held
in
Chongqing.
Some
famous
scientists submitted
their papers
[5]
and
many
others
read
their
research
reports
at
the
symposium.
Diverse
thoughts
from different schools were
incorporated, but no conclusion
was drawn at
the symposium.
Prior to the conclusion of
the
symposium
the
Preparatory
Committee
of
the
CMnese
Human
Body
Science
Institute
was
established
after
deliberation
and
consultation.
Afterward,
in January
1982
the
prepara-
—tory committee convened a special discussion in physics.
The
China
Encyclopedic
Almanac
of
1981,
published
by
the CMna Great Encyclopedia Press,
has the vocabulary entry
"extraordinary function of
the human body" in
its column on
science and technology, wMch Introduces
the development
of
the study of
the extraordinary function of
the human body in
China
16],
and
also
points
out
that "there are
still
some
people holding skeptical attitudes with respect
to
the
authenticity of
the extraordinary function of the human
body."
The
Chinese
scientists
have
carried
out
experimental
studies on
the following aspects during
the past
three
years
Under
strictly controlled experimental conditions,
the
authenticity of
the special Inductive function of
the human
body,
such
as
"recognizing
characters
with
the
ears
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In order
to
rule
out
possible artifacts
as well
as false results,
and
to ensure the level of scientific
rigor while continually improving
the experimental methods,
the
tests have been designed
in keeping with
the following
requi reraent s
(1)
A specimen
("target"
for
recognition and
its
package) has
to possess
certain character-
istics
of
"uniqueness"
to
ensure
that
it
not
be
duplicated
and
exchanged
in
designed
experimental
conditions.
(2)
The "target" for recognition has
to be sealed
in
"opaque"
and "irreversible"
forms,
so
that,
under
the designed experimental
condi-
tions,
if the package is opened it will be
destroyed and
cannot
be completely
restored;
if
it
is
not
opened,
the
"target"
in
it
cannot be recognized with ordinary
sight.
(3)
Both the experimenters and the subject should
be unaware of
the content
of
the "target"
to
ensure "double blind" conditions
and to avoid
hints
(cues).
(4)
Reliable on-the-spot observation by more than
one person and/or by a video recorder,
the
latter
of
which
can
be
replayed
for
examination.
(5)
The
possibility
of
"guess
by
chance"
should
be
ruled
out
statistically
from
the
experi-
mental
results;
in other
words,
the
results
should
have
"statistical
significance."
Under these experimental conditions, some subjects
whose
functions
were
stronger
were
tested
with
dozens
of
specimens.
The
rate
of
absolutely
correct
identification
was more
than 80 percent
[1,7],
which indicated
that one of
tlie
special
inductive
functions,
the
so called "recognizing
characters with the ears," existed
objectively.
Scientists
in
Beijing University
further
found
in
ex-
periments
that among over 70 children, approximately 10 old,
there was a considerable proportion
of
subjects who had
the
special
inductive
function
of
"recognizing
characters
with
the ears"
[8,9].
They concluded
that
this kind
of
function
may be a general phenomenon to a certain extent among child-
ren in
the relevant age-group,
and inferred
that
this func-
tion was probably a potential physiological function of the
human body.
The "universality" discovered thus far also
verified
the
authenticity
of
the extraordinary
function of
the human body and provided more subjects for research.
Our
experimental
results
indicated
that
although
the
subjects who had
the
extraordinary
function were
not
rare,
there
were
few
who
had
a
strong
stable
function
over
the
long
term.
In
some
conditions,
the
experimental
results
could be reproduced, but they were not as repeatable on
demand as in ordinary physical and chemical experimentation.
They
often
showed
apparent
individual
differences,
and
an
vacillating "instability" in the case
of
one
subject.
As
some
researchers
reported,
apart
from "recognizing
characters with
the ears,"
the human body may
possess
many
other
extraordinary
functions.
The
researchers
have
searched after and observed such functions as
psychokinesis,
teleportation and
so
forth.
Recording
the equivalence-time
curve of moving
the hands
of
a watch
by
the
extraordinary
function of the human body, and observing the possibility of
transferring
a specimen out
of a
container from
a hole
smaller
than
the
specimen
itself
by
this
kind
of
function
are two examples.
Some researchers have also carried out experimental
Investigations
to determine the mechanism of
the human body
extraordinary
function.
The
main
efforts
in
this
respect
include
the
study
of
special properties
of
the
information
carrier
and
human
body
radiation.
The
"target"
was
initially
sealed
Into
a
container
which
was
made
of
different materials and in which there were different sized
slits.
Tests were
then carried
out
so
as
to
discover
the
effect of differences in shielding materials and
the size of
slits on
the test
results,
thereby distinguishing some
special properties of
the information carrier.
On the other
hand,
the
human
body
radiation
of
a
subject
in
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extraordinary functional state was tested by the use of
modern
technology.
The
published
papers
on
this
subject
include
the
effect
of human body
radiation on biodetectors
and
photon counters
[12,13]
and on some photosensitive
detectors
[14], as well as the determination of
the magnetic
field distribution over an individual subject's body surface
[ 15]
Experiments
were
also
conducted
involving
individuals
with extraordinary
functions
being
irradiated
on
the
ears,
hands and other sites with weak monochromatic light from a
spectrometer.
They confirmed that in these sites there
existed an ability
to perceive and distinguish
the color of
visible light
[ 16]
,
and
that persons who have extraordinary
functions
could
perceive
near-infrared
light
[17].
Experiments
also
confirmed
that
such
persons
could
distinguish
the north pole
from
the south pole of a magnet
[15] and could
tell north from south by
their extraordinary
functions
[18,19].
Some
researchers
have
also
carried
out
experiments to investigate the image transfer function under
bright -contrast stimulus conditions
[20],
the perceptibility
of an optical
image
in
space
[21],
and
the
sensitivity
to
different
light waves
[22].
Published
studies
of
the
property
of
information
processing
and display
[23-27]
have
shown
that
during
the
process
of
recognizing
targets
by means
of
the special
inductive
function
of
the
human
body
the
following
characteristics
of
perception
are
experienced
by
the
subjects:
unfolding,
enlarging,
recognizing
layer by
layer,
selecting
by
contrast,
displaying
step
by
step,
and
adjusting directions automatically.
He
consider, however,
that experimental
studies
on
the
extraordinary
function mechanism are
preliminary,
and
that
they
need
further
replication
and
deepening.
On
the basis
of the experimental investigations, some researchers in
China have made preliminary inquiries into the extraordinary
function
mechanism
of
the
human
body
from
a
theoretical
standpoint.
Information
concerning
extraordinary
function
of
the
human body as
recorded
in
the ancient
Chinese literature
is
now beginning
to be collected
for evaluation
[28].
In
China,
research on
the extraordinary
function
of
the human
body
lias
already attracted
the
interest
of
many
scientists
specializing
in
biology,
physics,
psychology,
etc.
Special
attention, dynamic support,
and specific direction have also
been gained from certain famous
scientists.
Professor Qian
Xuesen
published
special
papers
[5,29]
covering
the
relationship between the extraordinary function of the human
body,
qigong,
and
Chinese
traditional
medicine,
and
emphasized
the
importance
of
developing
the
potential
capacity of
the human being and exploring and developing
a
fundamental
discipline
of human body
science.
In his
"Fundamental Research for Developing
the Human Body Science
he pointed out that Chinese traditional medical theory,
qigong,
and
extraordinary
function
as
centered
around
the
qigong
state
are
keys
to
research
In
the
human
body
sciences, which include
the basic principles
of
extra-
ordinary human body function.
Based on systems sciences, he
also proposed
the
theory
of
functional
states
of
the human
body.
These
theoretical
viewpoints
have
been
playing
an
important directive
role
in launching
fundamental
research
in the human body sciences.
We consider
that,
in the future study of extraordinary
functions of the human body in China,
special attention
should
be
paid
to
the
integration of
the
cream
of
Chinese
traditional
culture
with
the
principles
of
modern
science
and
technology,
and
the
integration
of
qigong
and
Chinese
traditional medical theory with the research
of extra-
ordinary
function.
This
approach
will
bring
the
research
work on
the human
body
function
into
the
orbit
of
modern
science and
technology.
Research into extraordinary functions of
the human body
is
of great
importance,
both
theoretically and
practically.
We firmly believe
that there
is nothing that cannot be
understood in the world;
there are only
things that have not
yet
been
understood.
We
are
full
of
confidence
as
to
the
prospect
of
the
study
of
the
extraordinary
function of
the
human body in China.
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