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.[1][2][3] He was born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Persinger died on August 14, 2018 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario at the age of 73.[4]