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Like other ancient civilizations, China has many mysterious ancient science and technology, though controversy it is very tangible and existent.
Somehow it is deeply relevant to Chinese civilization which is not easy to understand for those who are not brought up in China and cultivated with Chinese cultures.
I will reveal some aspects of them;
1;finger-reading: a skill can be acquried by special training
European Journal of Parapsychology
c 2005 European Journal of Parapsychology
Volume 20.2, pages 117–134 ISSN: 0168-7263
Do Human Fingers “See”? —“Finger-Reading”
Studies in the East and West
Yung-Jong Shiah andWai-Cheong Carl Tam
Koestler Parapsychology Unit, Department of Psychology,
The University of Edinburgh, and Chien Kuo Technology University, Taiwan
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Abstract
The “finger-reading” effect refers to successful touch identification
of apparently flat targets on paper, where the participant is unable
to see, or feel, any normal sensory cues to aid touch identification.
Studies of this have been running for over 10 years in Taiwan. A
quarter of children, after finger-reading training, appeared to be able
to determine the identity of targets by means of directly touching a
flat target varying in four different colours printed by an ink printer
on paper. In the West, one study indicates that the fingers might
read printing on paper without sight, while six studies find that fingers
alone can discriminate colours on paper. However, a discussion
of methodological issues follows, which points out the deficiency of
well-controlled conditions in all the finger-reading studies reviewed.
This leads to a conclusion that fraud has not been entirely ruled out –
suggesting unreliable finger-reading results. In addition, this fingerreading
effect has never been replicated. It is thus not safe to assume
that exceptional abilities were in fact successfully measured. It
is suggested that finger-reading needs to be further explored under
stringent conditions, especially in children.
http://sclee.ee.ntu.edu.tw/mind/humandoc/do human fingers see 2005 EJP.pdf
Somehow it is deeply relevant to Chinese civilization which is not easy to understand for those who are not brought up in China and cultivated with Chinese cultures.
I will reveal some aspects of them;
1;finger-reading: a skill can be acquried by special training
European Journal of Parapsychology
c 2005 European Journal of Parapsychology
Volume 20.2, pages 117–134 ISSN: 0168-7263
Do Human Fingers “See”? —“Finger-Reading”
Studies in the East and West
Yung-Jong Shiah andWai-Cheong Carl Tam
Koestler Parapsychology Unit, Department of Psychology,
The University of Edinburgh, and Chien Kuo Technology University, Taiwan
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Abstract
The “finger-reading” effect refers to successful touch identification
of apparently flat targets on paper, where the participant is unable
to see, or feel, any normal sensory cues to aid touch identification.
Studies of this have been running for over 10 years in Taiwan. A
quarter of children, after finger-reading training, appeared to be able
to determine the identity of targets by means of directly touching a
flat target varying in four different colours printed by an ink printer
on paper. In the West, one study indicates that the fingers might
read printing on paper without sight, while six studies find that fingers
alone can discriminate colours on paper. However, a discussion
of methodological issues follows, which points out the deficiency of
well-controlled conditions in all the finger-reading studies reviewed.
This leads to a conclusion that fraud has not been entirely ruled out –
suggesting unreliable finger-reading results. In addition, this fingerreading
effect has never been replicated. It is thus not safe to assume
that exceptional abilities were in fact successfully measured. It
is suggested that finger-reading needs to be further explored under
stringent conditions, especially in children.
http://sclee.ee.ntu.edu.tw/mind/humandoc/do human fingers see 2005 EJP.pdf
