All over the world, strange events are constantly taking place, which are usually called poltergeists. According to scientists, almost every such incident has a specific explanation. It is worth talking in more detail about the very concept of a poltergeist and its possible scientific reasons.
Haunted houses
According to a 2005 Gallup poll, more than a third of US residents believe in haunted houses. The researchers note that this trend can be caused by several factors, the main one being the impressions received in early childhood. All the kids were once afraid of monsters in the closet or terrible demons that could drag them under the bed. There are many mysteries in human psychology that are still difficult to explain. In some cases, an individual who experienced fear in relation to a particular phenomenon in childhood may recall it later. Even if a person himself understands that a mythical monster or ghost does not exist, his subconscious mind will dictate its terms.
Another reason for the appearance of the so-called "poltergeist" in real life is electrical stimulation. According to experts, during the research it was possible to establish that people who have even hidden brain diseases are prone to exposure to electric fields. So, if the apartment has poorly insulated wiring, the person living in it eventually begins to see hallucinations. The shadows of the people were observed by frightened eyewitnesses from all over the world. During the experiments, the researchers artificially conducted electronic stimulation of the brain, after which the individual began to see strange images. The doctors asked the patient to read the card, but when the woman tried to take it, the shadow snatched the card from her hands. As a result, it turned out that electromagnetic waves disable a person's ability to perceive his own body,therefore it reacts to it as to a third-party object. It is because of this that many see strange spirits in their apartments and houses.
Ouija board
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Spiritualism was popular in the 1840s and 1850s. Then many young people tried by all possible methods to get in touch with the other worlds. One of the main objects, which was considered a portal between the living and the dead, was a board for seances. People had to place their hands on a piece of wood called a tablet and ask a question, and the ghost had to answer by moving the tablet from letter to letter. As a result, many people themselves suggested to themselves that they felt special signals from the other world, as a result of which they moved the board and saw some messages. According to experts, this practice has only one explanation - self-hypnosis. The belief that the board actually worked stimulated the brain to create fantasies that allowed people to see images from the subconscious in real life.
Another creepy way of interacting with the spirits was to overturn the table. The teenagers got together and began to summon spirits with various fictional spells. After that, they took the table with their hands and waited for the otherworldly force to turn it over. As a result, after the push of one of the participants in the ceremony, everyone else on a subconscious level began to think that the spirits were controlling them, and therefore the table turned over. The famous physicist Michael Faraday said that the nature of the other world has a right to exist, but not in such manifestations as the fraudsters describe it.
Otherworldly sounds
Another reason for the appearance of a poltergeist is infrasound. Researcher Vic Tandy said that very low frequencies have certain effects on the human brain. Sound in the range from 5 to 20 hertz activates the resting neurons. Because of this, the individual can see hallucinations of various types, including strange monsters and spirits that he feared as a child.
Humans can hear sounds up to 20,000 hertz, but we cannot distinguish between sounds below. It is this low pressure noise that is called infrasound. According to experts, the waves are perceived by all organs, forcing and vibrating at a certain clock frequency. If it coincides with brain waves, neurons go into a mode of increased activity, which is why they can sometimes malfunction in the form of false feelings and hallucinations.
Dr. Weissman believes that these fluctuations often cause "paranormal activity" in haunted areas. For example, when examining two sewers, he found evidence of infrasound. Due to the constant movement of cars and trains on the surface, a person in the tunnel may feel a headache and even an increase in pressure. As a result, the individual's brain will begin to work at an accelerated rate, which can cause hallucinations of various types.
It is also worth talking about the phenomenon of automatism. Shamans of ancient religions believed that they were escorting the dead to another world. Due to the fact that they constantly tried to inspire themselves with the possibility of the existence of otherworldly beings, they really had to see monsters and spirits. In addition, many haunted houses are distinguished from others by the presence of old gas pipes that may have leaked. According to experts, this is precisely the reason for the appearance of perfumes in most cases.
Author: Makhov Artem
