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which
stimulus was
generated.
The
guess
was made known
to
the experimenter via one-way
telegraphic,
communication.
An
analysis
of
these
guesses
has
shown. them
to be
at
chance,
in-
dicating
the absence
of
any supraliminal
cueing,
so
arousal,
as
evidenced
by significant alpha blocking occurred
only
at
the
noncognitive
level
of awareness.
.
•
Several, control procedures were undertaken
to, determine
if
these
results were produced
by
system artifacts
or by
subtle
cueing
of
the
subject.
Low
level,
recordings
were made
from saline
of
kQ resistance
in place
of
the
subject,
with
and without
the introduction
of
Hz,
|iV
signals
from
a battery-operated
generator.
The
standard
experi-
mental
protocol, was
adhered
to
and
spectral analysis
of
the
results
were carried
out.
There was
no evidence
in
the
spectra
of activity
associated
with
the
flash
frequencies,
and
the
10 Hz signal was
not
perturbed
by
the remote
occurrence
flicker.
•In another control procedure
a
five
foot
pair- of
leads
was
draped
across
the
subject's
chair
(subject
absent).
The
leads were connected
to
a Grass
E-5 amplifier via
its
high impedance
input
probe.
The band-
width was
set
0.1
Hz
to
30 KHz with
a minimum gain
of 200,000.
The
output
of
the amplifier was
connected
to
one
input
of
a C.A.T.
400C
"averager."
Two-second
sweeps,
triggered
at
onset
of
the
tone,
were
taken once every
13 .seconds
for approximately
two hours,
for about
550
•
samples,
No difference
in noise
level between
the
foreperiod
and
the
onset
of
flicker was
observed.
Finally,
no
sounds
associated with
flicker could
be detected
in
the
receiver's
chamber.
From these experiments
we conclude
that
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A mechanism of extreme human perceptual
sensitivity
exists
whereby
the occurrence
of remote electromagnetic
stimuli
can
be detected
by means
of
a perceptual, modality not mediated
by physical parameters
as yet identified.
•
The EEG procedure described
appears
to
be
a sensitive
technique
for detecting
the occurrence
of. such
information
transfer,
even
in
the absence
of
overt cognitive
response.
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we
found
evidence
for EEG correlates
(alpha reduction arousal response)
of
the detection
of remote
strobelight
stimuli.
The
goal
of such repli-
cation
is
the
further delineation
of:
the characteristics
of
the coupling
mechanism under
increasingly severe experimental
conditions
to com-
pletely circumscribe potential mundane mechanisms.
To accomplish
the proposed
research objectives,
SRI will
furnish
the personnel
and
facilities required
for
the
following efforts.
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(1)
Evidence
for detection
of remote
strobe-light
stimuli
as
indicated
by EEG correlates
shall
be
investigated
as
dis-
cussed
in Section
II,
with
the 'addition
of
a.
Use. of
a self-contained battery-driven
lamp with mechanical
chopper
to eliminate potential pickup
and
re-
'
radiation by
a.c,
power
lines;
b.
Use
of
increased
distance between source
and
receiver
(up
to kilometers);
and
(2)
Independent experimentation and
analysis
on
the
part
of con-
sultant
Dr.
Robert Ornsteiu,
Langley -Porter- Neuropsychiatric
Institute,
University
of California Medical Center,
San
Francisco,
has
been' arranged
to provide
for intra-program
checks
and balances
on protocols,
data gathering,
and
analysis.
(3)
Use
of alternative
'
stimuli
(e.g,,
audio
tones)
to
follow up previous work which' suggests
that
physiological
response
to remote
stimuli may constitute
a
class
of non-specific arousal behavior
in response
to
general
stimuli.
(4)
The exploratory nature
of
the program requires
that
percent
of .the effort will
be
set
aside
to explore,
with
the client's cognizance,
additional avenues
of
research
that may
surface
as high-priority
items
during
the course
of
the
program.
SRI personnel shall undertake
a research program of approximately
one-month
duration, to investigate
the abilities
and characteristics
of
the
designated individual
to
be supplied by
the clients.
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delivered
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Throughout the effort the investigators plan
to remain xn close
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SRI
is
an independent,
nonprofit organization performing
a broad
spectrum of
research under contract
to business, ^industry,
and
govern-
ment.
The Institute,
which was
formerly affiliated with Stanford Uni-
versity,
was
founded
in
1946.
Its
operations
include
the physical
and
life
sciences,
industrial
and
development economics,
management
systems,
engineering systems,
electronics
and radio
sciences,
information science,
urban and
social
systems,
and various
combinations
of disciplines within
these
fields.
SRI
has no endowment;
payments
by clients
under research contracts
and
grants
amount
to approximately
$80 million annually
and
are used
to
cover
all operating costs.
Such revenue also helps
the Institute main-
tain
the
excellence
of
its
research capabilities.
SRI’s
facilities
include more than one million square
feet
of office
and
laboratory
space
and
incorporate
the most advanced
scientific
equip-
ment,
including unique instrumentation developed
by
the
staff.
The bulk
of these
facilities
and most
of
the
research
staff
are .located
at
the
Institute's headquarters
in Menlo Park,
California.
Regional
office
locations
include Washington,
D. C .;' New York City
;
Chicago;
Houston;
and
Los Angeles.
•
Of
SRI's
total
staff of almost
3000,
approximately one-half
are
in
professional
and
technical categories.
Some 450 members
of
the profes-
sional
staff have Ph.D.
or
equivalent
degrees;
600 others have
their
Master's
degree.
The project
leader
and
other research personnel who would be
active
in
the proposed work are members
of
the Electronics
and Bioengineering
Laboratory.
This
group currently occupies 40,000
square
feet
of
.Labora-
tory
space,
divided
into many
separate laboratory rooms,
technicians
work areas,
a machine
shop,
and
a computer room housing a LINC-8
and
related
terminals
and
equipment.
In addition,
a well-equipped, computation
center
is
available.
The Electronics
and
Bioengineering Laboratory
employs
a number
of
technicians
and
engineering assistants
and has
available electronics
mater ial
and
test
equipment
useful
, in
the
research proposed
here.
Especially
suited
to
this work
are
a number
of
shielded
rooms with various
Instrumentation available.
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Finally,
a backup
team of psychologists
and statisticians can be
brought
into
the project on an internal consulting basis.
j
The proposed research will be conducted by
SRI staff members within
the Electronics and Bioengineering Laboratory under
the management
of
its
director,
Mr.
Earle Jones.
The principal investigator will be
Dr.
Harold Puthoff.
Mr.
Russell Targ
of
the Electronics
and Bioengineering
Laboratory will be
a co-investigator.
Dr.
Robert Ornstein of
the Langley-
Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute,
University of California Medical
Center,
San Francisco,
will act as
consultant
to this program.
In addition
to
the scientific personnel directly engaged in the
research aspects
of
this
investigation,
Stanford Research Institute
has
established an internal technical advisory board.
This board
con-
sists
of several directors
of SRI's operating divisions,
together with
our legal
counsel,
all under
the chairmanship
of
the senior vice president
for research.
It
is
the function of
this advisory board not only
to make
recommendations and approve or disapprove every new direction taken by
i
the Institute
in this research area,
but also
to monitor related ongoing
projects
as well.
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