Gary Heseltine
Gary Heseltine is a parapsychology researcher whose work appears in the primary literature on psychokinesis (PK) and random number generators (RNG).
Research focus
Heseltine conducted experimental studies on the relationship between EEG activity and the operation of electronic random number generators. His 1977 paper, “Electronic random number generator operation associated with EEG activity,” published in the Journal of Parapsychology, examined whether brain electrical activity correlated with PK effects on RNG devices [3]. He followed this with further RNG-PK research in collaboration with Mayer-Oakes (1978), which produced significant results on individual events, though the results on majority-vote outcomes were less conclusive [5].
Software development
Heseltine also contributed to the technical infrastructure of parapsychology research. In the early 1980s, he and associates at SURF developed one of the first software packages for microcomputer-based psi tasks, designed for the Apple II computer and paired with an electronic random generator device. This represented an early computational tool for administering psi experiments in a standardized, automated way [4].
Recognition in the field
Heseltine’s work has been cited in subsequent parapsychology research. His RNG-EEG studies are referenced as notable examples of research integrating electrophysiological measures with PK methodology [3], and his experimental findings on PK and RNG have been discussed in theoretical analyses of psi information redundancy [5]. He is also acknowledged among colleagues in laboratory-based parapsychology research [1][2].
For a broader overview of RNG-based psychokinesis research, see the ESP-Nexus Phenomena section.
References
- Delanoy, D. L. (1997). Important psi-conducive practices and issues: Impressions from six parapsychological laboratories. European Journal of Parapsychology.
- Schlitz, M. J., & Braud, W. G. (1997). Distant Intentionality and Healing: Assessing the Evidence. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 3, 62–73.
- Giroldini, W. (2021). EEG Activity During Mental Influence on a Random Signal Generator. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 35, pp. 267–286. https://doi.org/10.31275/20211909
- McCarthy, D. J. (1974). The role of microcomputers in experimental parapsychology. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 6, 155–158. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03200319
- Kennedy, J. E. (1979). Redundancy in Psi Information: Implications for the Goal-Oriented Hypothesis and for the Application of Psi. Journal of Parapsychology.
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