Psychic Influence and the BrainwithMorris Freedman

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Morris Freedman, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is head of the Division of Neurology, and Medical Director at Baycrest. He is the primary author of the book Clock Drawings: A Neuropsychological Analysis. While his main focus is the study of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, he has made a significant contribution in the field of parapsychology.

Here he describes a series of four experiments, over a twenty year period, that appear to demonstrate that the left medial middle frontal region of the brain is involved in inhibiting psychokinetic influence.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:28 Psi inhibition theory

00:10:03 Princeton RNG experiments

00:17:30 Control group methodology

00:22:18 Frontal lobe findings

00:29:47 TMS brain stimulation

00:34:39 Significant experimental results

00:40:01 Mapping psychic functioning

00:46:35 Risks of psi research

00:48:56 Conclusion

(Recorded on Friday, May 22, 2026)

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Published on June 8, 2026

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