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CIA Recruits Garry Nolan to Analyze Brain Scans of UAP Contact Persons

Around 2011, unannounced CIA agents and employees of a space company visited Stanford professor Garry Nolan, asking him to analyze brain scans of people who had encountered anomalous objects. The agents presented images and data, indicating that some individuals had died as a result of these encounters. Nolan subsequently examined approximately 100 Americans suffering from unexplained neurological symptoms. The condition had long been known to the CIA as 'Interference Syndrome', with CIA physician Dr. Kit Green identified as the key figure in its recognition. Nolan discovered a striking anomaly in the putamen โ€” a region of the basal ganglia โ€” where affected individuals showed significantly higher neural connection density than the general population. About 80 to 90 percent of those examined showed symptoms consistent with what would later become publicly known as Havana Syndrome starting in 2016.

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January 1, 2011
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Stanford University๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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In 2011, Dr. Garry Nolan, a Stanford University immunologist, was recruited by the CIA to analyze brain scans of approximately 100 individuals who had experienced close encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), many of them US government employees and military personnel. His research revealed significant neurological differences and represents one of the first rigorous biomedical investigations of UAP experiencers.

Recruitment Dr. Garry Nolan was recruited by the CIA in 2011. He is an immunologist at Stanford University. The task involved analyzing MRI/fMRI brain scans.

Subjects - Approximately 100 individuals who had close encounters with UAP. - Many were US government employees and military personnel.

Key Findings - Significantly increased neuronal density in the caudate-putamen region of the brain (basal ganglia). - Connectivity between the head of the caudate and the prefrontal cortex was 8-25% higher than controls. - Some patients showed white matter disease consistent with microwave or directed energy exposure.

Implications Dr. Garry Nolan's research suggested: - Certain brain structures might predispose individuals to UAP encounters. - The encounters themselves could cause measurable neurological changes. This study is one of the first rigorous biomedical investigations of UAP experiencers.