Psychic Influence and the Brain with Morris Freedman

New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove Jun 7, 2026 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 New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on Friday, May 22, 2026)

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