Brain electrodes conjure up ghostly visions
Simple stimulation may underpin complex mental illusions.
Simple stimulation of the brain can cause the mind to play complex and creepy tricks on itself, neurologists have discovered. They found that, by inserting electrodes into a specific part of the brain, they could induce a patient to sense that an illusory 'shadow person' was lurking behind her and mimicking her movements.
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Dr. Persinger has been evoking similar experiences with externally applied weak complex magnetic fields for years.
The inability to get funding in Canada for these studies has left Dr. Persinger with the inability to fine tune his discoveries with the type of equipment required for the observation noted in this article.
It is frustrating to see scientist apply more sophisticated tools and claim a discovery for something that someone else has already discovered but who had access to less technical equipment.
It would seem that science is left to the economically endowed who borrow from the imaginative people who don't have the same benefits of finance.
Posted by: Linda St Pierre | September 21, 2006 06:07 PM
Over the past few months I have had visions of red writing over an armchair and also someone standing in the doorway of my bedroom. Can this be explained?
Posted by: Linda Saunders | August 2, 2007 07:57 PM