On 12-Dec-08, at 5:00 PM, Mark wrote: > Michael Luscombe wrote: >> On 12-Dec-08, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> >>> Think Geordi's glasses, not reading the minds of prisoners. >> -- >> >> How long before the system is externally manipulating blood flow in >> the brain to produce mental states, rather than specific images? >> Aside from the scary implications, how therapeutic could that be? For >> example, predicting epileptic seizures and pushing blood away from >> that area of the brain? I have no idea if that would work, I'm just >> speculating. >> >> Michael >> > hm > Alzheimer's ?
-- Aye, that would definitely be of interest. I had a grandfather that went, er, more than a little "off" =( From what I know about Alzheimer's, it's actually a physical substance, called "plaque" that accrues in the brain and disrupts the brain's ability to reliably retrieve memories. Certain substances rush blood through typically underutilized portions of the brain, and have been shown to slow the onset of Alzheimer's, and though the causality is suspect (impossible to predict who will get it) may be preventative. I imagine a machine that exercises the brain in such a way, like EMS, might be a nightly regimen in the future. -- Michael --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
