The Borderland Between Psi and Neuroscience with Richard Silberstein

Summary

Neuroscientist Richard Silberstein, Emeritus Professor at Swinburne University and author of 'Stranger and Stranger', argues that time may be organized as nested hierarchies, allowing precognition and presentiment to work across different time scales. He explores how a non-physical consciousness might interact with the brain through filter mechanisms, retrocausal loops, and networks like the default mode network. The conversation links lab research on telepathy, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, past-life memories, and bioelectric fields to the idea of a conscious, responsive universe.

Key takeaways

• 1Richard Silberstein is Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at Swinburne University in Melbourne and author of 'Stranger and Stranger: The Neuroscience of How Mind and Cosmos Communicate'
• 2Proposes that time is organized as nested hierarchies, like structures found throughout nature, letting presentiment and precognition operate at different temporal scales
• 3Links the brain's role as a 'prediction machine' to precognition
• 4Discusses Filter Theory and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies, plus the periaqueductal gray and the default mode network in relation to flow states and non-physical consciousness
• 5Explores retrocausal loops as a possible explanation for synchronicity and suggests focused intent may influence future events
• 6Considers evidence from past-life memories and bioelectric fields in biological development

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