International Society of Life Information Science
International Society of Life Information Science
International Society of Life Information Science is a parapsychological association established in Japan in the 1980s. It grew out of earlier gatherings that were being held at both the National Institute of Radiation of Japan and Tokyo Denki University. Those conducting the meetings decided to combine their efforts into a single organization. The founders' interest had originated in the spread of information on the body-mind (including consciousness and spirit) interaction and the dissatisfaction of some scientists in the limitations of science's exploration being confined to the physical world. Founders of the society were attracted to new scientific data suggesting that phenomena in the realm of consciousness or mind existed that was as yet unexplained by conventional science.
The society set itself the tasks of gathering the information currently available on the world of paranormal phenomena, and conducting research on as yet undocumented phenomena using a positive scientific methodology. It chose as topics of special concerns such issues as qigong, oriental medicine, brain physiology, emissions from human bodies, and psychophysical phenomena. Theoretical considerations are focused upon the underlying principles determining such phenomena and uncovering information that is useful in science and technology.
The society publishes a biannual periodical, the Journal of International Society of Life Information Science. It holds regular lectures, a biannual symposium, and every few years an international symposium. It also nurtures research being conducted by its various members.
The society is headquartered at the Bio-Emission Laboratory, Division of Radiation Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 9-1, Anagawa-4, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8555, Japan. It has associated offices in China and the United States. It supports an Internet page at http://www.soc.nacsis.ac.jp/islis/.
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International Society of Life Information Science. http://www.soc.nacsis.ac.jp/islis/. May 20, 2000.