The solar wind and hallucinations--a possible relation due to magnetic disturbances |
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Authors: | W Randall S Randall |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52240. |
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Abstract: | Data from the 19th century on hallucinations and magnetic disturbances were found to exhibit a direct and statistically significant correlation. The aa magnetic index over the period 1868-89 and concurrent visual hallucinatory activity were found to co-vary (Spearman coefficient = .64; P less than .05). Magnetic influences on the pineal hormone, melatonin, are suggested as a possible source of variation. |
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Keywords: | semiannual melatonin rhythms time series season seasonal disorders |
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