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Friday, May 26, 2006

cell phones...again

This time the phone signals are being called TMS. Is that an accurate representation of the effect of the signal?
The researchers found that in the sham sessions and just before the phones were turned on, both hemispheres of the brain showed no excitability changes, but during phone emissions, they found "an excitability increase in the exposed left hemisphere" as compared to the non-exposed side of the head and the sham exposure.
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"Exposure to GSM-type electromagnetic fields may theoretically provide a new, non-invasive method to treat subjects suffering from neurological diseases with reduced cortical excitability, such as strokes and Alzheimer's disease," he added.
I really like the idea of using a cellphone to "do" TMS. Maybe one day parents will able to send a command to their childrens cell phones to control their minds. Hey some parents are already using GSM to monitor their kids activities - why not take it a step further and control them! haha...

posted by Steve at 5/26/2006 08:07:00 AM  

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