Scientists conducted an experiment to test out-of-body experience

A group of researchers conducted an experiment with 21 volunteers who claimed to have the ability to have out-of-body experiences. None of the participants could name an image on a remote screen, but two described in detail the actions of scientists in the next room. The authors urge skepticism.

A group of researchers conducted a laboratory experiment to test the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences. They selected 21 volunteers who claimed to have the ability to separate mind and body. The experiment involved three isolated rooms: in the first was the subject with an electroencephalograph, in the second were the researchers, and in the third, seven meters away, was a laptop with randomly changing images. The participants' task was to remotely name the image. No one succeeded: the accuracy of descriptions did not exceed random guessing. However, two volunteers described in detail the actions of scientists in the second room—where they stood and where they looked. The authors emphasize that these anomalies were spontaneous and did not pass statistical analysis, so it is premature to speak of proof of out-of-body experience.