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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."

3 of 587 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Haha! by isny · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, I have a feeling that this news will be posted again in the next day or two...

  2. Let me be the the first to say... by WisconsinFusion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I knew you were going to say that. ~~

  3. Poppycock! by uisqebaugh · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There was no sixth sense on the Sentalese tribesmen. It was simply a cultural education that stated that if there was a strong earthquake, and/or if the seas receded quickly, a tsunami is about to arrive, so one should go to higher grounds. Also, elephants are sensitive to infrasonic frequencies, which is why they also avoided the shores.