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Manipulating the Brain with Magnets

Posted by timothy on from the the-aliens-have-done-to-me-for-years dept.

hackwrench points to this Boston Globe story, writing "Some guy has figured out how to use magnets to disable or enhance part of the brain." And this is on a part of the science spectrum not occupied by Alex Chiu.

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  1. Scientific American Frontiers Story by Isao · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is a related story about using an electromagnetic field to stun a portion of the brain to see how it affects congitive performance.
    Scared the hell out of me.