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Investigating Remote Electrogastrogram Modulation Via Emotional and Eating Stimuli: A Sham-Controlled Pilot Study

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Journal of Scientific ExplorationGarret Yount, Arnaud Delorme, Helané Wahbeh, Jessica Haro Lopez, Sitara Taddeo, Michael Kriegsman, Salma Ahmadzai, Richard Tian, et al.September 29, 2026
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Parapsychology

This pilot study investigated whether gastrointestinal activity, measured via electrogastrography (EGG), can be influenced nonlocally by a distant, emotionally bonded partner. Using a double-blind, sham-controlled design, thirty adult pairs were randomized to a Real or Sham condition. In the Real condition, the Sender experienced sad and food-related stimuli (selecting and eating food) while intending to transmit their experience to the distant Receiver; in the Sham condition, no stimuli were presented. Although the preregistered hypothesis predicting amplitude changes was not supported, a Lin

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