SCIENCE BEHIND GHOSTS Of HIMALAYAS

However, apart from all these cases of ghost sightings,   there is a science behind such unusual experience in the Himalayas. Most such stories could be hallucinations or illusions as the psychologists define.

Hallucinations and illusions are basically sensory experiences that appear real but are created by the mind affecting the senses.The unusual experience of the climbers or others can be explained by the effects of harsh conditions and high altitude on the brain. In such conditions, a combination of weariness, physical  duress,  being cold and hungry, low oxygen levels and high-altitude sickness can conspire to cause impaired mental function, loss of coordination, poor memory skills and, indeed, hallucinations.

There is also a phenomenon known as the “sensed-presence effect”, also called “feelings of presence”, in which the brain creates the illusion of a ghostly presence under conditions of extreme physical and mental stress, such as in the case of mountain climbers. Can these accounts really be all written off as mere hallucinations or is there something more to it is a subject matter never solved.