An Experiment on Cerebral Activity during Visual Imagery (II)

We reported the result of an experiment on visual imagery using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in this journal (18(2) 400-406, 2000). Now, the data of another experiment with the same task, on the same subject are analyzed. Compared with the control condition, differing from the result of last experiment, we saw the superior parietal lobe, visual area of the occipital lobe (Broadmann area 17, 18), superior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere, and bilateral inferior frontal cortex, cerebellum are activated during the imagery condition. The result is analyzed according to the attention-network theory and compared with the activation during meditation第11回生命情報科学シンポジウ

An Experiment on Cerebral Activity during Visual Imagery (II)

We reported the result of an experiment on visual imagery using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in this journal (18(2) 400-406, 2000). Now, the data of another experiment with the same task, on the same subject are analyzed. Compared with the control condition, differing from the result of last experiment, we saw the superior parietal lobe, visual area of the occipital lobe (Broadmann area 17, 18), superior temporal gyrus of the left hemisphere, and bilateral inferior frontal cortex, cerebellum are activated during the imagery condition. The result is analyzed according to the attention-network theory and compared with the activation during meditatio

Skin Temperature Changes of Receivers Laogong on the Left Hand in Remote Action Experiment(II)

ECG analysis was done for a qi-receiver during Toh-ate (remote action; an ancient Japanese martial art) with double blind. Two practitioners were isolated in two rooms under the condition of cutting normal information transfer. One practitioner (sender) sent qi randomly once par trial of 80 seconds and the other (receiver) tried to perceive the qi; at the time he perceived it, he pushed a switch. Their sending times, receiving times and physiological data were recorded during the experiments. The receiver\u27s ECG R-R intervals were measured, and their fluctuations before and after the sending times were analyzed. As a result, in a group of trials without the receiver\u27s switch signals, the coefficient of variation of R-R intervals for 10 seconds after the sending times was larger by a statistically significant amount (1%) than before them.第１３回生命情報科学シンポジウ

Skin Temperature Changes of Receivers Laogong on the Left Hand in Remote Action Experiment(II)

Two persons who have a 40-year history as a pair practicing a martial art which front-detects a partner\u27s attack sign performed remote action experiment a total of 4 times over 2 years. In all runs, the two subjects were in two different rooms, and the sender emitted a qi of attack only once during an 80-second trial under double blinded and randomized conditions. In this report, the temperature data of the second experimental series were analyzed and tested. The difference between the average temperature changes during a period of 2 seconds before the 1 second of sending was statistically significant at 5% or less. The time of change was the same as in part I which analyzed the first experimental series. Then, the differences between three large peaks which occurred around -41 (p=3.7%) sec (peak I), 0 sec (13.4) (peak II), +36 sec (1.3) (peak III) in the frequency histogram which Yamamoto 8) reported were also analyzed and tested. PeakII showed a statistically significant value of 1% or less between the difference of the average temperature change near the sending time, however there was no significance near peaks I and III