Objectives

To replicate the finding of human extramission (biophoton emission from the eyes), to discern the mechanism and purpose behind it, and understand the nature of its cadence or “the language of the light,” and to evaluate whether its spatial and temporal activity can be considered informational or are somehow diagnostically correlated with health.

Hypotheses

We tested the hypotheses that:

• The human retina emits light
• Darkness, cognition, stimulus influence the nature of light emission
• The photon spectral structure and properties are indicative of information transfer

Participants

• 10 participants, including a blind participant, in a highly controlled test chamber environment

Outcomes

• There were no statistically significant differences between the control (no eyes), eyes open, and eyes closed conditions when exposed to the photomultiplier equipment
• There were no statistically significant differences during audio biofeedback sessions (enabling subject to be aware of level of biophoton emission)
• Photon emission was highest in the control (no eyes) condition, which indicates that the shutter may be emitting additional photons of its own, perhaps due to minute radioactivity. Subsequent research may use different shutter materials