In 1994, Canadian neuroscientist and head of Laurentian University’s neuroscience behavioral lab, Dr. Michael Persinger, attracted attention for his creation (and display) of the ‘God Helmet.’ Persinger’s helmet used magnetic wire coils to send electromagnetic waves into the brain’s field, thereby inducing feelings of anger, fear, mystical experiences, and even alien abduction experiences. Best yet, Persinger told reporters that “autobiographical pseudo memories” (false memories) of unusual events (alien visitation, etc.,) could be created in nearly 50% of “readily hypnotizable subjects.”
