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The faculty and staff of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia have been conducting research for many years on a variety of unusual experiences. We hope to learn more about such experiences, including the characteristics of people who have them and the circumstances in which they have these unusual, extra-ordinary experiences. 
EEG Imaging Lab Experimental Research of Psi Effects and Altered States of Consciousness The Division of Perceptual Studies has established a state-of-the-art EEG research facility under the direction of Dr. Edward Kelly (psychologist & neuroscientist), and Dr. Ross Dunseath (electrical engineer). The facility includes an electromagnetically and acoustically shielded chamber, a high-quality commercial EEG data-acquisition system, and extensive software resources for analysis and modeling of multichannel physiological data. These new resources will enable us to resume, at higher intensity, a multifaceted program of research on ASCs and psi that was originally conceived and partially implemented through the Department of Electrical Engineering at Duke. The general background of this program is spelled out fully in the book Irreducible Mind (2007), of which Dr. Ed Kelly was lead author. Our ongoing research will emphasize intensive studies of individuals carefully selected for possession of various extra-ordinary psychological skills, including in particular advanced meditators, voluntary OBEers, trance mediums, and gifted psi subjects. If you have had any or all of the experiences described above, please contact us by clicking here . When you are emailing us, please be sure to include a brief description of your experiences.
Study of Spontaneous Unusual and Extra-ordinary Experiences In this study, we hope to learn about more about unusual and extra-ordinary experiences, including the characteristics of people who have them and the circumstances in which they have them. We have developed a series of questionnaires for investigation into unusual experiences, including some personality questionnaires. There are several questionnaires and you may complete them at your leisure and email them back to us or send them via the US mail system. If you have any questions about this study, please contact: Emily Williams Kelly, Ph.D. The Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences Division of Perceptual Studies P. O. Box 800152 University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA 22908-0152 434/924-2281 To participate in this study please click here, enter your first name into the subject field of your e-mail message and tell us a little about yourself. If you have experienced something unusual, please provide us with a brief summary of your experience(s). If you simply want to report an experience of the type we investigate without becoming involved in the study described above then please click here. (Please note, we are collecting cases for the purposes of research only. We cannot provide therapeutic or counseling services via email, telephone, or correspondence to individuals who are made anxious by unusual experiences.)
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