Can hunches have some truth?

We have all had the feeling that we knew something was going to happen, right before it happened. We call it hunches, or hunches. They are a form of premonition, but they do not refer to major events, but to personal situations that involve us. They are the assumption that something will happen in a certain way.

in culture popular people talk a lot about premonitions. It is said, for example, that a mother’s heart is never wrong. This statement refers to the fact that, apparently, mothers are capable of detecting what is good or not good for their children. There is also talk of “it beats me”, or “it smells to me”. These expressions have to do with the supposed possibility that one can see beyond what is apparent.

Guesses are halfway between intuition and premonition. They are supposed to act as a kind of radar. They vaguely sense that something good or bad is going to happen. That one path leads to a happy ending, while another leads to great difficulties. Also that a pleasant event is about to come or, on the contrary, a tragedy. Do gut feelings really exist? Are they as accurate as many people claim?

Testimonies that speak of premonitions

Ivan Tozzo is the vice president of Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team that in 2016 was involved in a terrible plane crash in Colombia. As a management member of the team, one of his obligations was to accompany them in the South American club final matches. However, before boarding the plane that later crashed, Tozzo had a premonition. He decided not to travel , without knowing why. That decision saved his life..

A former guerrilla from El Salvador, named Francisco Cerquera, says that one night he was entrusted with guarding the southern zone in his camp. Unlike other times, this time he felt afraid. So much so that he invented a severe stomach ache to be relieved of his task, which was assigned to another combatant. That same night the army attacked them precisely in the place where he refused to carry out surveillance..

On social networks, a mother, named Martha Fernández, tells of her experience. She says her son came home late at night, but not always at the same time. Once, even though it was early, she felt anguish. The hours began to pass and her son did not arrive. At dawn she received a call telling her that he was in a hospital. He had been run over. The mother claims that she had begun to feel distress an hour before the accident.

Surely there are many other testimonies of similar phenomena. Can we take these stories as a basis to affirm that presentiments do exist? Science has also asked itself this question. In fact, several experiments have also been carried out to find the truth. From all this an interesting concept has emerged: that of “anomalous anticipatory activity.”.

Anomalous anticipatory activity

The Northwestern University, from the United States, undertook the task of reviewing 26 studies carried out in different places, whose central theme was premonitions. Such studies had been published between 1978 and 2010. When asked if it is possible to have premonitions, the researchers gave a resounding answer: yes.. According to their research, there are times when human beings do indeed anticipate what is going to happen.

The key to all this is not in any magical force, but is found in the unconscious. The researchers indicated that the unconscious has much broader and deeper information and knowledge than the conscious.. Some physiological measurements indicated that the organism responds before the stimulus becomes conscious. A study from the University of Washington corroborated this with an experiment in 2005.

Dr. Julia Mossbridge, the main person responsible for these investigations, indicated that If people are in tune with their own body, they detect a risky situation up to 10 seconds earlier. He points out that these phenomena cannot be considered as presentiments. He has called this type of reaction “anomalous anticipatory activity.” He claims that it is not “normal,” in the sense that it does not apply to all subjects. On the other hand, it is verifiable in the laboratory.

According to Mossbridge, this phenomenon cannot be explained with our current knowledge of biology. Measuring instruments show changes in the respiratory, cardiac and pulmonary systems, seconds before a dangerous event occurs. But so far, the reason is unknown. The group of Northwestern University indicates that it may be possible to find explanations in quantum biology. The study was published in Frontiers in Perception Science.

Although we cannot believe all the sensations and all the thoughts that invade us, many times these are so intense that we are not able to turn a deaf ear. Let’s call it sixth sense, intuition or hunch, Welcome are those sensations that help us either protect ourselves or enjoy the moment.

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