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"Enkidu" |
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08 Oct 2006 01:47:30 PM |
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Another gap closes, God feels the squeeze. |
Out-of-body experiences may come from the inside
Scientists exploring the brain find root of the sensations
Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times
Sunday, October 8, 2006
They are eerie sensations, more common than one might think: A man
describes feeling a shadowy figure standing behind him, then turning
around to find no one there. A woman feels herself leaving her body and
floating in space, looking down on her corporeal self.
Such experiences are often attributed by those who have them to
paranormal forces.
But, according to recent work by neuroscientists, delivering mild
electric current to specific spots in the brain can induce them. In one
woman, for example, a zap to a brain region called the angular gyrus
resulted in a sensation that she was hanging from the ceiling, looking
down at her body. In another woman, electrical current delivered to the
angular gyrus produced an uncanny feeling that someone was behind her,
intent on interfering with her actions.
More: http://tinyurl.com/hc7n4
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ULC, Modesto, CA
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| User: "Greywolf" |
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| Title: Re: Another gap closes, God feels the squeeze. |
08 Oct 2006 03:37:40 PM |
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"Enkidu" <ox_qljjor@trashmail.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9856451E6669D255229@130.133.1.4...
Out-of-body experiences may come from the inside
Scientists exploring the brain find root of the sensations
Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times
Sunday, October 8, 2006
They are eerie sensations, more common than one might think: A man
describes feeling a shadowy figure standing behind him, then turning
around to find no one there. A woman feels herself leaving her body and
floating in space, looking down on her corporeal self.
Such experiences are often attributed by those who have them to
paranormal forces.
But, according to recent work by neuroscientists, delivering mild
electric current to specific spots in the brain can induce them. In one
woman, for example, a zap to a brain region called the angular gyrus
resulted in a sensation that she was hanging from the ceiling, looking
down at her body. In another woman, electrical current delivered to the
angular gyrus produced an uncanny feeling that someone was behind her,
intent on interfering with her actions.
More: http://tinyurl.com/hc7n4
--
Enkidu AA#2165
http://www.thoughts.leaddogs.org/
EAC Chaplain and ordained minister,
ULC, Modesto, CA
Aw c'mon. We all know that it is 'God' who is using his control over
electric current to induce those sensations. He *does* work in mysterious
ways, you know! If he wanted to, he could also make theists believe that
monkeys fly out of their butts as well. So there!
Greywolf
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| User: "Geoff" |
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| Title: Re: Another gap closes, God feels the squeeze. |
08 Oct 2006 10:15:41 PM |
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"Greywolf" <greywolf@cybrzn.com> wrote in message
news:12ii6r54altm183@corp.supernews.com...
Aw c'mon. We all know that it is 'God' who is using his control over
electric current to induce those sensations. He *does* work in mysterious
ways, you know! If he wanted to, he could also make theists believe that >
monkeys fly out of their butts as well. So there!
Everyone knows that is done by stimulating the cingulate gyrus.
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| User: "Rusty Sites" |
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| Title: Re: Another gap closes, God feels the squeeze. |
13 Oct 2006 08:57:12 AM |
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Enkidu wrote:
Out-of-body experiences may come from the inside
Scientists exploring the brain find root of the sensations
Sandra Blakeslee, New York Times
Sunday, October 8, 2006
They are eerie sensations, more common than one might think: A man
describes feeling a shadowy figure standing behind him, then turning
around to find no one there. A woman feels herself leaving her body and
floating in space, looking down on her corporeal self.
Such experiences are often attributed by those who have them to
paranormal forces.
But, according to recent work by neuroscientists, delivering mild
electric current to specific spots in the brain can induce them. In one
woman, for example, a zap to a brain region called the angular gyrus
resulted in a sensation that she was hanging from the ceiling, looking
down at her body. In another woman, electrical current delivered to the
angular gyrus produced an uncanny feeling that someone was behind her,
intent on interfering with her actions.
God lives in the power lines! All ye faithful, wet thy fingers and
stick them in a light bulb socket. Make that a 220 outlet if you really
want to meet your maker.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Another gap closes, God feels the squeeze. |
13 Oct 2006 09:05:01 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:57:12 -0700, Rusty Sites
<SpamMeSucker@xemaps.com> wrote:
God lives in the power lines! All ye faithful, wet thy fingers and
stick them in a light bulb socket. Make that a 220 outlet if you really
want to meet your maker.
Fzzzzt!
Was that the sound of someone being rapture?
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