Study Shows Physiological Responses Predict Events Beyond Chance

Julia Mossbridge, trained in neuroscience and computer science, becomes fascinated with how the human brain anticipates future events—precognition—beyond conventional understanding. During her postdoctoral work at Northwestern funded by the Bial Foundation, Mossbridge conducts experiments examining whether people physiologically sense future outcomes. She uses closed-circuit TV, measures skin conductance (sweat response), and tests for rapid, involuntary signals just before a participant responds to a random psychic task. She consistently finds that these physiological signals spike right before the actual event or response, indicating a form of precognition or pre-sentiment.

Her studies reveal a striking gender difference: men, before correctly guessing an outcome in a random guessing game, often show skin conductance spikes as if anticipating a reward; these responses are absent or minimal before incorrect guesses. Women’s physiological responses are lower overall, regardless of outcome. Mossbridge speculates that culture, with its emphasis on winning for men (reflected in rates of gambling addiction), could drive this effect, though she leaves room for biological influences.

To establish rigor, Mossbridge analyzes 26 studies, spanning 40 years, investigating if physiological changes can predict random future events. The consistency of results across these studies, all showing anticipatory responses greater than chance, suggests a genuine precognitive phenomenon.

Non-speaking Autistics Show Telepathic and Precognitive Communication Abilities Beyond Conventional Channels

Mossbridge collaborates closely with teams working with non-speaking autistic individuals who communicate via letter boards or keyboards. She observes that many of these non-speakers report being distracted by psychic impressions—referencing spirits in the room or reporting on others’ activities they couldn’t have witnessed, claiming telepathic knowing.

In rigorous telepathy trials, Mossbridge ensures the “sender” of the information is separated by distance and closed doors from the autistic “receiver.” Despite this, non-speakers relay information they could not obtain through normal means. For example, two non-speaking students, without any verbal or parental contact, independently express their desire to go on a double date with each other's acquaintances, relaying information known only to those involved.

Telepathy trials yield remarkable results. In one case, the researchers discuss using a "beach ball slam" to help focus and access the correct timeline in the telepathy experiment. Only one student hears this; later, another non-speaker, with no way of knowing about the beach ball idea, suggests it independently, suggesting shared psychic access. Across trials, non-speakers also repeatedly describe psychically meeting on a hill—a motif that recurs without researcher prompting, consistent across participants, indicating a shared telepathic experience.

Several instances show psychic knowledge of precise and otherwise inaccessible details:

• Mossbridge reports a participant at home referencing a strategy discussed in another location, demonstrating telepathic access.
• In a remote viewing trial with three people in different states, a non-speaking child with no cues accurately references a video sender’s experience (“it’s a beautiful sky”), closely matching the unseen video content (northern lights and treetops).
• Another non-speaker “reads” Mossbridge’s mind, naming “3I Atlas”—a term Mossbridge is intensely thinking about, unknown to anyone else—and accurately relays information about medication and personal names known only to Mossbridge’s family.
• Students reference historical facts and archaic words, explaining the knowledge by saying they communicated with people from prior centuries. One describes talking to a magistrate from the 1600s and uses the word “aphorize,” which existed only in that era.

Non-speakers sometimes cannot distinguish between information gained from living people and deceased ones, indicating their psychic impressions span timelines and transcend death. Mossbridge recounts a non-speaking student relaying information about his mother two years after the student himself had died, suggesting consciousness and communication channels that are not restricted to physical existence.

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Retrocausality and Temporal Non-locality Reshape Our Understanding of Time, Suggesting Past and Present Are Influenced by Future Events in a Loop Rather Than a Linear Progression

Julia Mossbridge describes the classic double-slit experiment: when a photon or electron is sent through two closely spaced slits with a detector at the end, even if particles are fired one at a time, an interference pattern appears. This demonstrates that each particle seems to interfere with itself, reflecting non-local behavior in space. Mossbridge extends this idea, proposing these quantum particles might also exhibit non-locality in time. She suggests photons may not just travel forward, but could interfere with future versions of themselves, accessing information from the future to determine their present behavior.

In experiments Mossbridge designed, the duration the light remains on (and thus the number of future photons available for interference) is determined randomly. By analyzing only the detection patterns from the experiment’s first 30 seconds, Mossbridge found it possible to predict whether the light would remain on or be shut off for the extended period. This suggests quantum systems can access information about future decision points, a phenomenon Mossbridge replicated in multiple studies. A physicist at UC Berkeley independently repeated the experiment and confirmed the results, supporting the notion that photons “tell on themselves” based on their potential future interactions.

This retrocausality indicates that time in quantum systems does not flow strictly forward. Instead, present events can be influenced by future outcomes, forming a loop rather than a linear progression. Mossbridge connects this with precognition and remote viewing, arguing that both consciousness and quantum systems can access information from multiple points in time, not just progress forward sequentially.

Consciousness and Mind Are Universal, With Photons Possibly Linking Matter and Consciousness

Mossbridge explores the fundamental nature of photons, noting they are massless bosons capable of occupying the same space simultaneously—a property unlike fermions such as protons or electrons, which cannot. She speculates that photons may be the interface between physical reality and consciousness, interacting in a dimension less physical than conventional matter. This aligns with the concept that photons, free from mass and classical spatial constraints, might bridge the mind and the material universe.

Further, she discusses how the double-slit experiment demonstrates that observation—in this case, human or conscious awareness—directly changes the experimental outcome. When a detector is placed at the slits to determine which slit a photon passes through, the interference pattern dissolves and the behavior of the photon changes. The observer effect reveals a deep connection between mind and matter, with observation shaping physical reality.

Mossbridge expands on this connection, suggesting that the act of gaining knowledge about a quantum system—akin to how the mind gains knowledge—changes both the observer and the observed. She implies that consciousness is not just an emergent property of neural networks, but a pervasive aspect of the universe, potentially mediated by massless particles like photons. This idea also connects to psychic abilities and phenomena such as precognition, proposing that consciousness can access and influence information non-locally, beyond conventional spacetime.

Misunderstanding Quantum Computing: Trapping Particles in Supercooled Systems

Turning to the development of quantum computing, Mossbridge critiques the mainstream approach that focuses on manipulating and trapping individual subatomic particles in supercooled, noise-resistant environments, applying error corrections, and using gating functions to force classical-like operations from quantum elements. She argues this approach may fundamentally misunderstand how quantum computation can manifest natura ...

Non-speaking Autistics' Cognitive Abilities Rival or Exceed Speaking Populations, Implying Communication Issues Stem From Motor or Linguistic Differences, Not Intellect

Julia Mossbridge references a New York Times article on singing mice, explaining that Cold Spring Harbor researchers found only very subtle differences between regular lab mice and singing mice, suggesting that the distinction between speaking and non-speaking individuals, including humans, may be minimal. The rare ability for some mice to sing is likened to the small difference that allows some humans to speak and others not, emphasizing that it is not a matter of intellectual deficiency or brain atrophy.

Mossbridge points out that non-speaking autistics, often called spellers, communicate effortlessly via electronic letterboards or keyboards. Through these means, they not only express basic requests but also demonstrate sophisticated vocabulary, abstract reasoning, and the ability to reference complex concepts. This contradicts the widespread assumption that non-speaking autism indicates low intelligence or limited understanding. Rather, they participate actively in research and experiment design, specifying preferred stimuli—such as videos, music, or sung words—to tailor research protocols.

Left-Hemisphere Reduction in Non-speakers May Enhance Psychic Access

Mossbridge discusses a neuroscience finding involving the left orbital frontal area of the brain. Morris Freeman, a neurologist, observed that stroke patients with lesions in this left frontal region displayed enhanced psychic abilities. His experiments, where patients used intention to move a computer cursor governed by a random number generator, showed that those with left frontal impairment could influence outcomes significantly more than controls.

Further, replication with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) turning down activity in the same area produced similar results in neurotypical individuals: when the left orbital frontal area was temporarily suppressed, psychic performance increased. Mossbridge explains that the left and right orbital frontal cortices inhibit each other, with psychic abilities seemingly “right under the surface” and more accessible when left hemisphere activity is reduced.

Mossbridge connects this to non-speaking autistics, proposing that their decreased activation of left-hemisphere speech areas may free the right hemisphere and allow greater access to “psychic” or non-local information. She references the filter theory of consciousness, which posits that the brain acts to filter and limit the overwhelming amount of information available in the universe. Language and left-hemisphere processing operate as filters, protecting most people from sensory overload, while non-speakers—unconstrained by speech—may access broader informational streams and heightened awareness.

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Academic Structure Hinders Investigation of Psychic Phenomena Despite Evidence

Julia Mossbridge describes how academic culture often pressures researchers to avoid or conceal their interest in unconventional topics like psychic phenomena. She recounts being advised to remove research on psychic subjects from her resume to ensure viability in academia, but she felt that doing so meant abandoning what she found truly intriguing. This climate forces many—especially junior researchers—to hide their true interests or split off from their experiences for fear of reputational harm, choosing between personal integrity and occupational survival. Mossbridge admits that, as a graduate student, she dismissed her own psychic experiences internally to align with mainstream expectations, which ultimately drove her toward building her own path outside slow-moving academia, while still keeping a foot in the academic world.

The institutional consequences are severe; anyone who actively studies or promotes unconventional research risks stigmatization, stalled careers, or being pushed out altogether. This environment mirrors cult-like dynamics found in politics and religion, where deviation from accepted doctrines results in exclusion or punitive consequences. Rogan notes that academics become gatekeepers of what is considered acceptable knowledge, and this suppresses potentially valuable inquiries.

Cultural and Ideological Polarization Extends Beyond Politics Into Science and Academia, Fostering Conformity Over Open Inquiry

Both Mossbridge and Rogan stress that cultural polarization doesn't just occur in politics but also operates forcefully within science and academia. Mossbridge laments that the left’s emphasis on appearing intelligent and the right’s on being correct both foster environments where insecurity drives people’s need to prove superiority rather than remain curious or solve genuine problems. This produces insecurity-driven defenses and discourages genuine collaboration or curiosity.

Ideological orthodoxy pervades both political parties and academic communities, demanding public allegiance to prescribed beliefs. Mossbridge observes that joining a political "team" often requires agreeing with every item in a doctrine and publicly performing allegiance; deviation results in cancellation—a pattern equally recognizable in academia. Rogan extends this comparison, noting that both sides increasingly display cult-like behavior: extreme performativity and intolerance for deviation.

He discusses how the internet, and specifically podcasts, have democratized access to taboo or unconventional subjects, allowing researchers to reach a vastly larger audience than traditional academic channels. Mossbridge and Rogan agree that these platforms counteract institutional gatekeeping by enabling open conversations, empowering listeners to engage with ideas that would otherwise remain suppressed. Even so, Rogan acknowledges that resistance from traditional institutions remains formidable.

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Julia Mossbridge recounts troubling patterns within gifted programs that suggest selected children were subject to government experimentation, often without their consent or their parents' knowledge. Her experiences and conversations with other survivors point to a complex network of ethically questionable interventions pursued under the guise of talent development.

Mossbridge Finds Memory Gaps, Suggests Selected Gifted Children Faced Potentially Coercive Interventions Without Parental Consent

Mossbridge shares multiple reports from participants in the SOAR gifted program, including her own, that consistently mention memory gaps. Many recall being taken from class to see a counselor, often in pairs, only to have no memory of the actual events in the room. Mossbridge specifically details the repeated experience of walking to the designated room, dreading the event, remembering the entry and particular details like the closed door and covered windows, but then blacking out and only recalling returning to class with no memory of what occurred.

Participants Report Amnesia After Counseling, Including Memory of a Pink Drink

A recurring detail from Mossbridge and others is being given a chalky pink drink, sometimes compared to Pepto-Bismol, before experiencing these episodes of amnesia. She raises the possibility that this drink was an amnesiac or perhaps even something radioactive, speculating about potential ties to larger experimental agendas.

Memory Gaps: Recall Entry/Exit, Not Events

These memory lapses are not simply the effects of time. Mossbridge emphasizes that even decades later, participants remember the moments leading to and following the counseling session vividly, but there's a complete blackout regarding what transpired inside.

Clustering Of Programs Near Nuclear Facilities Suggests Links to Radiation Studies or Government Research

The first SOAR program originated in Aiken, South Carolina, near the Savannah River nuclear facility. Mossbridge notes similar reports from Nevada, another site adjacent to nuclear activity. She also mentions anecdotal evidence of schools storing radioactive containers and several participants with experiences in areas linked to government research on nuclear materials. This clustering near nuclear-related facilities suggests a possible connection between these gifted programs and experimentation on the effects of radiation or other forms of government research on children.

Targeting Children of Federal or Defense Workers Suggests Systematic Selection Based On Background and Family

Mossbridge observes a striking pattern in participant backgrounds: gifted program attendees almost universally had at least one parent employed by the public school system or federal government. When she directly questioned a group about their family jobs, everyone indicated such an affiliation.

She connects this pattern to her own family: her father worked for the Department of Energy, and her maternal grandparents were involved in uranium mining in Denver, with her grandmother as a secretary and grandfather as a miner who brought uranium dust home. Mossbridge theorizes that this intergenerational exposure may have made her family—and others with similar backgrounds—of particular interest to researchers studying mutation, radiation effects, or hereditary traits.

Objective to Enhance Psychic, Cognitive, Leadership, and Creative Abilities Implies Ongoing Government Interest in Psionic Research From Cold War Programs

According to Mossbridge's assessment, these gifted programs aimed to identify and enhance exceptional cognitive, leadership, creative, and psychic abilities, echoing Cold War-era government interest in psychological and parapsychological research. She acknowledges that the pursuit of such abilities is not inherently nefarious but highlights deep concerns about the methods used.

Ethical Breaches: No Consent, Memory Manipulation, Secret Tests on Minors

Conducting Child Experiments Without Parental Consent Violates Ethics

Mossbridge repeatedly underscores the ethical violations at play, emphasizing that at no point did the programs seek parental consent for memory manipulation, forced ingestion of substances, or other interventions. She asserts it is unethical and probably illegal to expose children to experimental procedures that suppress memory or alter cognition without the informed consent of guardians and children.

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