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Study Points to Sixth Sense in Humans

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the sight-beyond-sight dept.

Ben Sullivan writes "St. Louis researchers say there's something to the notion of a 'sixth sense' in humans. A part of the brain known as the cingulate cortex, they've found, likely combines multiple, sometimes unconscious data streams to come to conclusions and send warning signals to the conscious mind. Example: Aboriginal tribesmen somehow sensed the impending danger of December's tsunami in time to flee to higher ground before the first sign of water."

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  1. I have the feeling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...this topic is going to generate a lot of flames.

    1. Re:I have the feeling by Rollie+Hawk · · Score: 3, Funny

      It will not you freaking moron!

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    2. Re:I have the feeling by unixbugs · · Score: 3, Funny

      I knew you would say that.

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  2. Isn't.... by Seabass55 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that called being "the one"?

  3. Tsunami by kdark1701 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Example: Aboriginal tribesmen somehow sensed the impending danger of December's tsunami in time to flee to higher ground before the first sign of water." I do not envy the person who gets to tell the tsunami survivors: "You should have saw it coming"

    1. Re:Tsunami by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 3, Funny
      I don't envy someone with such poor grammar either.

      Poor grammar either? What is that? Can it even be had?

    2. Re:Tsunami by Velox_SwiftFox · · Score: 3, Funny

      You know, you could have something here.

      I live in an earthquake-prone area, and just a couple of minutes ago my dog suddenly indicated a frantic need to leave the building I live in.

      Remarkably, he was able to promptly demonstrate that had I not let him out, a local flood might have occurred!

  4. Haha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had a feeling this article was coming.

    1. Re:Haha! by CGP314 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I have a feeling we will see it again on the front page tomorrow as well.


      -Colin

    2. Re:Haha! by Xeo+024 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You're a subscriber?

  5. Speaking for myself here... by radiotyler · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...described by some scientists as part of the brain's 'oops' center..."

    My brains "oops" center is located in a more southern and groinular region.

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  6. Re:So THAT'S how Bush won! by eclectic4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You watched the "herd" run to higher ground and you followed?

    Well, that doesn't sound very hard...

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  7. Re:So THAT'S how Bush won! by Ithika · · Score: 3, Funny

    > "hey, do you feel that hunger over their?" No, you couldn't, or you'd get slaughtered by the slashdot spelling nazis! :)

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  8. But can it... by aj50 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...be used to make peril sensitive sunglasses?

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  9. Re:I've always known about this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know what made me stop my hand, inches from grabbing hold of that high voltage wire, but I've made the most of my life ever since.

    BS. What are you doing on Slashdot then?

  10. Pot? Kettle. by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, your user id is "I be hatin'."