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Recent laboratory studies have revealed that human exposure to low-frequency complex electromagnetic fields (EMFs) can induce anomalous hallucinatory and delusional experiences in normal observers. The implication from these laboratory studies is that such EMFs could underlie some spontaneous instances of anomalous cognition in the natural setting. Although the laboratory-based studies are interesting they remain to be systematically field tested with an appropriate methodology and suitable equipment. Based directly on the findings from neuroscience, this paper introduces the first truly appropriate environmental-based measuring system for the systematic recording of the complex magnetic signatures identified as being crucial by the laboratory studies. The magnetic anomaly detection system (MADS) is a fully computerized dual sensor high-speed digital magnetometer system that can be easily adapted to EMF field and laboratory research. The MADS is capable of illuminating scientific theories by detailing the complex characteristics of such anomalous transients and helping assess their implications for cognition.