Post by Tomspy77 on May 5, 2015 21:23:08 GMT -6
SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE SCIENCE BEHIND 'GHOSTS'
picture541 ghost-17 ghostjockeys111 0017 ghost8
Scientists have figured out the science behind ghosts.
Or rather, "ghosts," since the experiments conducted by these teams concluded that whenever one feels "spooked," "haunted," or a "chill down their spine," they're actually just sensing an altered perception of their own body.
Using a robot that mimicked a blindfolded test subject's movements and lightly touched them in the back when they moved, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology were able to accurately simulate the feelings and sensations typically reported in "supernatural" encounters. Their ability to re-create these sensations were so accurate that many test subjects felt another presence in the room besides their own.
Mental Floss reports the sensations experienced in "ghostly encounters" are often reported by people in extreme conditions or those who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. When one's perception of self is mixed up, they often feel these sensations or experience these "hallucinations."
Researchers say this experiment could eventually help treat schizophrenia in addition to other psychiatric or neurological conditions.
In related science news of the weird, a recent study has shown Middle-Earth probably has more oxygen than our own.
Or rather, "ghosts," since the experiments conducted by these teams concluded that whenever one feels "spooked," "haunted," or a "chill down their spine," they're actually just sensing an altered perception of their own body.
Using a robot that mimicked a blindfolded test subject's movements and lightly touched them in the back when they moved, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology were able to accurately simulate the feelings and sensations typically reported in "supernatural" encounters. Their ability to re-create these sensations were so accurate that many test subjects felt another presence in the room besides their own.
Mental Floss reports the sensations experienced in "ghostly encounters" are often reported by people in extreme conditions or those who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. When one's perception of self is mixed up, they often feel these sensations or experience these "hallucinations."
Researchers say this experiment could eventually help treat schizophrenia in addition to other psychiatric or neurological conditions.
In related science news of the weird, a recent study has shown Middle-Earth probably has more oxygen than our own.
