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The angular gyrus on the right side was recently implicated in out of
body experiences. Dr. Olaf Blanke elicited an out of body experience in a 35 year-old female epileptic by stimulating
the surface of her angular gyrus on the right side of her brain with an electrode.
During the same series of stimulations, Dr.Blanke also induced an experience known as micropsia. In micropsia,
objects appear closer than they actually are. The experience has an opposite. Macropsia. In this experience, objects
seem larger and farther away.
Dr. Blanke's patient said that one point, she felt as though her knees were directly in front of her face.
As far as stimulation of the angular gyrus is concerned, her experience of macropsia is just as significant as
her experience of being out of body. Both of these involve alterations of perceptions in space. In micropsia distances
are altered, and during an out of body experience, one's perception of one's location in space is changed.
The right angular gyrus and the area around it mediate a group of related
experiences, not only out of body experiences. At the same time, you should understand that the angular gyrus may
be only one link in a chain of experiences that lead to out of body experiences. Yes, Your spatial perception is
changed. But, so is your experience of your own body. In addition, you need to be in a specific emotional state,
or at least free from specific emotions.
Out of body experiences are not locks, and the angular gyrus is not the
key. Rather, the angular gyrus, together with a group of other regions on the right side of the brain are hypothesized
to function together, in specific ways, in order for an out of body experience to occur.
Interestingly, there are accounts from near-death experiences that include macropsia preceding out of body experiences.
There are also accounts of enhanced visual acuity preceding micropsia or macropsia.
Although most people thinking about stimulating their angular gyrus will be interested in OBEs, there are other
experiences that can happen during or after a successful session over this location.
Stimulation of the angular gyrus has been done using this technology. Only a few people have tried it. One of them,
an experienced out of body practitioner, reported that although it was not easy to get the coils in exactly the
right place, he was able to induce a floating sensation that preceded his OBEs.
This signal he used was the modulated 40 Hz signal. Other people using this same signal, but not over the angular
gyrus, have reported very successful sessions.
In addition to the modulated 40 Hz signal, there's a chance that either of the hippocampal signals may also facilitate
out of body experiences when applied over the angular gyrus. Another contender, though less likely to perform well
for those who are not prone to out of body experiences, is the event-related potential signal.
The amygdaloid signal has not been tested over the right angular gyrus. It is not suggested for application over
the right hemisphere at all. Some individuals, with 'reversed' or left-handed limit structures may be exceptions
to this rule.
The burst-firing, sleep-derived thalamic signal has not been tested over the right angular gyrus.
Cautions
Anxiety and fear can occur when the amygdala on the right side is stimulated. If you find, after applying Shakti
over the angular gyrus, the begin have bursts of anxiety and you should stop stimulating the right side of your
brain, and series of sessions that work with the left.
Do not do more than two series of sessions over the right angular gyrus. After that, choose another session design.
The effects of stimulation of the left angular gyrus are not known at this time, but according to the theory of
vectorial hemisphericity, the more active you're right angular gyrus is, the less active your left angular gyrus
may become.
As the left side In general processes language, and the right side does not, be on the lookout for moments when
you have word on the tip of your tongue that you just can't get out, or moments when you can't remember names.
If these occur your right hemisphere may have become too active. Application of the signals over the left would
be the best way to proceed from there.
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