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Michael A. Persinger (June 26, 1945 – August 14, 2018) 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…
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TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around Michael Persinger. Examples in this analysis include Michael Persinger → Alma mater → University of Wisconsin University of Tennessee University of Manitoba and Michael Persinger → Born → (1945-06-26)June 26, 1945 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Persinger | Alma mater | University of Wisconsin University of Tennessee University of Manitoba | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Born | (1945-06-26)June 26, 1945 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Citizenship | Canadian American | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Died | August 14, 2018(2018-08-14) (aged 73) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Fields | Neurotheology, Neuroscience, Parapsychology, Biophysics, Geophysics, Epilepsy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Known for | Director of Laurentian University's Consciousness Research Laboratory. Notable for his work in the field of neurotheology. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Persinger | Workplaces | Laurentian University | 1.00 | infobox |
| out-of-body-experiences | instance of | The research received wide media coverage with high-profile visitors to Persinger's laboratory including Susan Blackmore and Richard Dawkins reporting positive and negative resu… | 0.80 | text |
| intrusive thoughts | instance of | The research received wide media coverage with high-profile visitors to Persinger's laboratory including Susan Blackmore and Richard Dawkins reporting positive and negative resu… | 0.80 | text |
| and the sensed presence were reported by hundreds of volunteers over decades of studying the phenomenon | instance of | The research received wide media coverage with high-profile visitors to Persinger's laboratory including Susan Blackmore and Richard Dawkins reporting positive and negative resu… | 0.80 | text |
| which were not associated with the subjects' suggestibility | instance of | The research received wide media coverage with high-profile visitors to Persinger's laboratory including Susan Blackmore and Richard Dawkins reporting positive and negative resu… | 0.80 | text |
| unidentified flying objects | instance of | Persinger argues that the labeling of these manifestations | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — Michael Persinger · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout