Synchronized Virtual Reality Heartbeat Triggers Out-of-Body Experiences

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 26, 2013 @05:48AM from the go-into-the-light dept.

Zothecula writes "New research demonstrates that triggering an out-of-body experience (OBE) could be as simple as getting a person to watch a video of themselves with their heartbeat projected onto it. According to the study, it's easy to trick the mind into thinking it belongs to an external body and manipulate a person's self-consciousness by externalizing the body's internal rhythms. The findings could lead to new treatments for people with perceptual disorders such as anorexia and could also help dieters too."

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Videos become illegal.. by FrankSchwab · 2013-08-26 05:59 · Score: 4, Interesting

So, when does this technique get declared illegal, like all drug-based methods of altering mental states (other than alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine)?

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