Michael Persinger

Michael A. Persinger (June 26, 1945 – August 14, 2018) was an American-born Canadian psychologist. He was a professor at Laurentian University, a position he had held from 1971 until his death in 2018. He was known for his geomagnetic studies on the temporal lobe. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. 
Persinger died on August 14, 2018 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario at the age of 73.