IONS experiments report that human intention affected electrical plasma, while effects varied in direction across three tests

IONS researchers tested whether human attention and intention could alter plasma streams in 8-inch plasma balls across three experiments. Participants alternated between intending the streams toward a target area and relaxing, while webcams measured changes in light. One experiment placed the apparatus in an opaque box, and two used an electromagnetically shielded chamber, with the final test examining rightward and upward intentions while participants could not see the plasma. The researchers report statistically significant effects, but the pattern was inconsistent: overall light decreased during intention in Experiment 1, increased in Experiment 2, and shifted to different image regions in the directional conditions of Experiment 3. They interpret the findings as supporting earlier claims that plasma may respond to human intention, while acknowledging that the mechanism and reasons for the differing directions remain unknown and require further research.