One posting asserts that the signals travel over wide distances which builds connections among the minds that could change our view of collective behavior.
But, despite the enthusiasm generated, there is no peer-reviewed paper nor does this post have any direct relationship with Princeton. A search of Princeton Neuroscience Institute’s news repository for 2025 shows such items as vote counting in brain cells, vocal mimicry in monkeys, and brain mapping by artificial intelligence but nothing on electromagnetic global networks. This is a clear demonstration of the rapid dissemination of misinformation and faulty reasoning. For example, there are periodical reports on brain waves and electromagnetic fields, but these do not suggest planetary connections.
The Science of Brain Electromagnetic Fields
To better understand this, some established research could give context. The human brain generates electromagnetic fields by means of its neuronal activity. The neurons communicate with one another by means of electrical impulses and chemical synapses, but these are also influenced by weak electromagnetic fields called emphatic coupling.
Factual studies have shown that the external ELF fields influence brain function. For example, one could regard the changes in the dependence upon such fields as influencing ion currents in neurons which could superficially be reflected by such factors as mood or activity of cognition. In the animal kingdom the ELF magnetic fields have been correlated with brain levels of neurotransmitters and with stress changes. In experiments with humans the previous correlations would appear to hold: One factual inquiry published showed that the ELF fields excited compensatory changes or changes in harmful process regulatory devices like hormone levels or plasticity within the synapse.
Some of this area has been covered in scientific inquiries into brain neuronal coupling. At Princeton the neuroscientist Uri Hasson has experimentally shown the process of how the brains communicate when in a state of neuronal dependence are social such as waving from one person verbally, but there is no evidence from blowing signals by waves of EM signals. In one experiment he had the speakers and listeners show synchronously neural means of activity which should indicate the social “coupled” mode of functioning of the brain. Some other scientific inquiry has involved brain to brain interfaces through EEGs and TMS where one could communicate neuronal results through instrumental means but this does not have any relation to EM waves.
One inquiry published in 2021 in the story found in the journal “Nature Human Behavior” was on the theory of the “global workspace” where consciousness evolved because of other various brain operations in hierarchical dependence. It may be possible though some brains and areas of the cerebral cortex do not use EM waves but there appears to be some integrated processing which might occur and artificially put into existence if too great a distance was present. In the last instance of course physics could offer these signals a problem for interpretation as ULF waves are low-producing signals from the brain and have no appreciable distance and are weak and quickly die out. Certainly it is impossible to imagine that such signals would carry 10,000 kilometers without amplifying means.
Possible Consequences for Empathy and Intuition
Such a network would account for widespread anecdotal experiences. Empathy (feeling the emotions of another) could consist of slight EM entrainment. There are experiments which show that group meditation synchronizes the brain-waves of subjects, which has caused a change in their EEGs. In crowds, the observed synchronous behavior (for instance, in demonstrations, concerts, etc.) is possibly due to collective effects of the field.
Some experiments indicate the possibility of distant influence. One of these shows that when one meditates others, who are close by, show altered patterns of brain discharge, which are possibly due to social signals or fields. More interestingly, remote-intention experiments (in parapsychology) reports statistical influences, which are esoteric and unconfirmed in the main stream of science.
A global network could operate as a sort of collective consciousness, in which ideas come to population by way of subconscious means. This would be in accordance with the morphic field theories of Rupert Sheldrake, which indicate that there are non-local effects of connectedness of fields, but, in general, regarded as pseudo-science.
Caution and Need of Affirmation
The skeptics, however, maintain that the claims are a little overstretched, with regard to our present knowledge. The fields of the brain EM are believed to be real but local; and for there to be a global propagation there would need to be a counteraction of the atmospheric noise and also that the inverse-square law decay corrections on the wave formations would also have to be dealt with satisfactorily; at present there are no detectors sensitive enough to test whether they can find that there are any long distance brain EM signals given off by people.
The viral story is possibly primitive in its understanding of the work on brain radiation by microwaves, or the effects of ELF radiation on human cells. However, if we examine the debunking episodes, we realize that there does not seem any serious argument put that sterilizes the argument from a negative point of view, but the lack of official backing, in itself, if we can call the statements such, weighs heavily against. As in the case of nearly all viral stories of this order, the show business in interpretation mixes fact with fiction in the lines between the field of brain EM phenomenon with things like worldwide fields of activity.
Future Directions and Ethical Implications
If pursued, this could lead to technologies amplifying brain signals for telepathy-like communication or enhancing group cognition. Ethically, it raises privacy concerns: could thoughts be “hacked” via EM interference.
The research that is ultimately valid would show designs of studies of demonstrable effect, such as compared marking of ELF radiations in isolated groups and those integrating social. The future institutes like Princeton would continue to make progress in the area of research activity – such as links up of decision maps of brain wide areas.
In conclusion, the idea of the global neural connection via the brain EM waves is of great interest, but is basically speculative. The attempted formulations are based upon partial truths only regarding brain fields. For a proper conclusion, this would return our interest in wondering about our links of inter-connectedness. Until more confirmatory investigation of rigor are made, thoughts of the sort suggested would be exercised with triumphal curiosity and skepticism.