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What this article does not explore is that these findings, taken together with Persinger's research (and research conducted by others) into the effects of electromagnetic fields on the human brain, presents one of the crucial keys to unlocking the UFO mystery. Not only can it explain inexplicable aerial lights described in close encounter cases, but also seemingly solid craft and sightings of/contact with bizarre entities.
Professor of psychology Michael Persinger studied the effects of electromagnetism on biological organisms for decades; with a particular interest in effects on the human nervous system. He discovered that electromagnetic energy could induce altered states of consciousness, and produce mystical/religious experiences in individuals under the correct circumstances; some even in the category of auditory, and visual hallucinations. He is probably most well-known for a device called the God Helmet, which targeted specific areas of the brain with fairly weak EM fields. Many of the people who wore the device during testing reported precisely these kinds of effects.
During a study undertaken at UCLA’s Reed Neurological Research Center in 1978 on electromagnetic stimulation of the temporal lobe of the brain, individuals reported such effects as hot and cold sensations, disorientation regarding time and place, temporary amnesia, and seeing colored balls and flashes of light. A different study, this time on the effects of low-level magnetic fields, also produced incredibly relevant effects. Subjects reported sensations of floating and weightlessness, and a sense of presence; one individual was quoted as saying “I feel something in here with me”. There were also visual effects reported such as seeing mechanical objects rotating, and birds flying around the room.