‘Meaningful’ Patterns in Visual Noise: Effects of Lateral Stimulation and the Observer’s Belief in ESP

Visual noise subjectively contains more meaningful patterns (1) when tachistoscopically presented to the left visual field, and (2) for persons who believe in extrasensory perception (ESP). These results indicate a possible right hemisphere mediation of delusional perception and suggest some delusio...

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Published inPsychopathology Vol. 26; no. 5-6; pp. 261 - 265
Main Authors Brugger, Peter, Regard, Marianne, Landis, Theodor, Cook, Norman, Krebs, Denise, Niederberger, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland Karger 1993
Subjects
Adult
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Discrimination Learning
Dominance, Cerebral
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Imagination
Male
Optical Illusions
Original Paper
Parapsychology
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychomotor Performance
Unconscious (Psychology)
Belief
Human
Stimulus meaning
Extrasensory perception
Visual field
Central nervous system
Laterality
Attribution
Brain (vertebrata)
Visual perception
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Summary:Visual noise subjectively contains more meaningful patterns (1) when tachistoscopically presented to the left visual field, and (2) for persons who believe in extrasensory perception (ESP). These results indicate a possible right hemisphere mediation of delusional perception and suggest some delusional component in the belief in ESP.
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ISSN:0254-4962
1423-033X
DOI:10.1159/000284831