Sunday, December 19, 2010

Is there a specific center in the brain for telepathy?

Pinpointing the telepathy center in the brain

The study isn't really the best as it has a few problems, but it makes the suggestion that there is a part of the brain that allows for psychic functioning.  I'm unsure about such a specific brain center existing, myself.

Esoteric teaching tells us that the pineal gland (the "third eye" chakra) plays a large part in psychic functioning.  While it does rest near the center of the brain, the pineal gland is part of the endocrine system.  This makes me think that if the pineal gland has anything to do with psychic ability then it is a hormonal release that produces the effect rather than any specific structure.

I happen to think that psychic abilities have more to do with consciousness or the mind as a whole rather than a specific brain area.  We haven't been able to find a "consciousness center" in the brain yet, as far as I'm aware, mostly because we have almost no understanding of how consciousness arises in the first place.  I think that in order to get to the bottom of how psychic functioning works we will have to learn more about consciousness itself.

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