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DATE:
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1994
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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PAG-TA
subject:
Significant Preliminary AMP Experimental Results by the Science
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1.
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As part
of this Activity's external R&D contract,
SAIC has been conducting basic research into the nature
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Anomalous Mental Phenomena
(AMP).
During FY93,
three
significant experimental results were obtained.
Although the
data
is still undergoing evaluation,
preliminary analysis
indicate that the results are considered to be of
a
"breakthrough"
nature
in AMP research.
These results could
significantly enhance our capability to perform our mission.
2.
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Entropy Experiment.
a.
(S/NF)
Previous research by SAIC under the contract had
identified
a physical variable from communications theory that
could be applied
to Anomalous Cognition
(AC)
research to
identify meaningful differences among target types and explain
why all targets are not equally sensed by AC capabilities.
This variable,
called
"entropy",
may be defined as
a measure of
the information inherent
in
a target.
Laboratory experimenta
activities demonstrated
a significant degree of correlation
between AC success and dynamic changes
in the target
s
_ entropy
.
This
is the first time
in the history of AC investigations that
a physical variable has been correlated with any AC activity.
b.
(S/NF)
The potential
"value added"
of this experimental
result to the STAR GATE program
is two-fold.
First,
it should
now be possible to pre-assess the information content of
a
qiven target
so that taskings may be chosen which have the
hiqhest potential
for successful data acquisition.
This should
improve the overall quality of data gathered by AC.
Secondly,
if the
information content
of
a target
is known,
then the
difference
in data acquisition from that target should be
directly related to the skill
of
a viewer.
It should,
therefore,
be possible to develop an objective method of
assessing AC skills using these experimental results.
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Alpha Desynchronization.
a.
(S/NF)
It
is an established neurological fact that a
brain
in "idle" generates alpha waves at approximately
Hz
and that these waves diminish significantly whenever the
brain's
idle state
is interrupted by an external stimuli.
EEG
experiments conducted by SAIC seems to have demonstrated,
for
the first time
in AC research,
that reception of an AC signal
by the brain does,
in fact,
interrupt the alpha rhythm
in the
same manner as would any other external signal.
This
is called
event-related desynchronization
(ERD)
.
b.
(S/NF)
The potential
"value-added"
of this experimental
result
is the potential use of ERD to improve AC functioning
analogous to the method
in which biofeedback can be used to
train
a person to alter his physiological responses.
3.
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Remote Observation Experiment.
a.
(S/NF)
This experiment demonstrated that changes
in the
electrical properties of one person's skin could be effected
according to the intent of an isolated operator and indicates
that AMP can be used to remotely influence biological
systems.
4.
(C/NF)
A complete report covering these experiments will be
delivered to PAG-TA
in June
1994 per contract requirements.
At
that time
a full technical report will
be developed by this
Activity.
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