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  • Parapsychology
  • Consciousness Studies
  • Psychophysiology

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  • Distant intention research explores remote interactions without conventional communication.
  • Previous studies aimed to assess the impact of one person's intention on another at a distance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance effect sizes in distant intention research through participant selection and inclusion of experienced meditators.
  • To investigate the influence of a remote helper's intention on a helpee's attention and physiological responses.

Main Methods:

  • A screening test (psi-test) was administered to 66 experienced meditators.
  • Selected pairs participated in a distant intention experiment measuring electrodermal activity (EDA) and button presses.
  • The helper's task was either to assist or distract the helpee focusing on a candle.

Main Results:

  • Participant performance in the screening test did not exceed chance.
  • No significant distant intention effect was detected in the main experiment.
  • A significant negative correlation was observed between the helper's exceptional experiences and the helpee's EDA measures.

Conclusions:

  • The study did not find evidence for a distant intention effect under the tested conditions.
  • The correlation between exceptional experiences and EDA suggests a potential, unexplained distant interaction.
  • Further research is needed to replicate and understand this observed correlation.