Friday, 9 January 2009

This is an early experiment in DIY
Transcranial Electro Magnetic Stimulation.
Using two televisions i was attempting to stimulate the temporal lobe areas of my brain in search of an experience of otherness or a sense of connectedness believed to be felt by during a religious episode.
The televisions were tuned out to avoid distraction and the volume was turned down but not completely as the gentle hiss from the tv sounded like waves or the wind in trees and felt appropriate and soothing.

The experiment was adhoc and although I did feel strange afterwards the concentration of EMF was not focused on a particular part of the brain responsible for religious experience. And i could not rule out the fact that placebo was playing a part in making me feel bizarre.

1 comment:

  1. What are the blue bits? Were they proposed filters to fit to the screens (to concentrate a 'beam')? They are photoshopped on... aren't they?

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