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# Michael Persinger

(1945–2018)   Psychologist

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Michael Persinger was a psychologist, best known for *Elf and Vlf Electromagnetic Field Effects*.

## Quick Facts About Michael Persinger

Born June 26, 1945

Died August 14, 2018

Profession Psychologist

Notable works Elf and Vlf Electromagnetic Field Effects

## About Michael Persinger

Michael A. Persinger was an American-Canadian professor of psychology at Laurentian University, a position he had held from 1971 until his death in 2018. His best-known hypotheses include the temporal lobes of the human brain as the central correlate for mystical experiences, subtle changes in geomagnetic activity as mediators of parapsychological phenomena, the tectonic strain within the Earth's crust as the source of luminous phenomena attributed to unidentified aerial objects, and the importance of specific quantifications for energy, photon flux density, and small shifts in magnetic field intensities for integrating cellular activity as well as human thought with universal phenomena.

##  Quotes by Michael Persinger

> [At the time Gothic cathedrals were designed, most people lived in dark huts, so just walking into a space vastly larger than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-persinger/at-the-time-gothic-cathedrals-were-designed-most-people-lived-in-dark/)

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[Awe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awe/)

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> [Julian Jaynes's theories for the nature of self-awareness, introspection, and consciousness have replaced the assumption of their almost ethereal uniqueness with explanations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-persinger/julian-jaynes-s-theories-for-the-nature-of-self-awareness/)

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[Assumption](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assumption/)

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