Wireless Neurons

[Kthonius]

I'm sorry if this is not the appropriate location for this post. I am still new so I do not have full permission to post everywhere. But I can post here! (Apologies if it has been posted previously; I did not see it.) And please forgive the silly title... :p

LINK: http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13401

I found this release from Caltech regarding neural activity. It has been well known for a long time that neural activity produces EM fields, similar to the way electronic devices with time-varying (AC) signals do. This new research however seems to imply that the fields produced by the brain are not just a noisy by product, but the individual neurons use this field for communication.

If true, it is important for at least two reasons: First, from a scientific perspective, we can see that the brain is more complicated than we previously realized, since individual neurons aren't communicating with only an handful of other neurons via synapses, as previously thought, but the communication is instead more akin to an neural internet, with each neuron potentially able to communicate with a multitude of others-- perhaps in simultaneity-- via its own «wireless transmission». (I am unsure of the exact scope because I have not seen the data.) Second, if true, this is scientific evidence that our brains are far more sensitive to EM fields (particularly the E component) than we previously thought, giving us a scientific reason to suspect that cell phones and other electronics could be having more of an effect on our brains than we thought possible.

I hope this is interesting to you.

[JDM]

I read the article,

Nice to see that this is being taught, published openly and accepted.

True, It has been known for a long time that neural activity produces EM fields.

And your right

giving us a scientific reason to suspect that cell phones and other electronics could be having more of an effect on our brains than we thought possible.
There has been much study and research done with this.

[Whitehaze]

Very interesting and useful article. Not only can neural activity create and EM field, an EM field can effect neural activity. Example of this is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) which uses a powerful magnetic field to align the magnetization of some atoms in the body, and radio frequency fields to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization. They say this is a harmless procedure and has no ill effects on the patient. However some patients report feeling out of sorts during and after the procedure. I personally have 3 to 4 MRI scans per year, and I have noticed changes during and after these procedures. Some of the changes include dizzyness or vertigo, confusion or scattered thinking process, during the procedure intense feelings of pressure in the area of focus. I began to think about how it alters the brainwave activity and levels. How do we expose ourselves in everyday life to EM fields? Cell phone, microwave ovens, electric blankets (lets surround ourselves with an EM field while we sleep), a radio alarm clock, some wrist watches, televisions, and lets not forget our computer monitors. And how about high tension power lines? EM fields exist in nature, but often we dont think of the man made EM fields we are exposed to unnaturally.

[Lumial8]

Very interesting and useful article. Not only can neural activity create and EM field, an EM field can effect neural activity. Example of this is an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) which uses a powerful magnetic field to align the magnetization of some atoms in the body, and radio frequency fields to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization. They say this is a harmless procedure and has no ill effects on the patient. However some patients report feeling out of sorts during and after the procedure. I personally have 3 to 4 MRI scans per year, and I have noticed changes during and after these procedures. Some of the changes include dizzyness or vertigo, confusion or scattered thinking process, during the procedure intense feelings of pressure in the area of focus. I began to think about how it alters the brainwave activity and levels. How do we expose ourselves in everyday life to EM fields? Cell phone, microwave ovens, electric blankets (lets surround ourselves with an EM field while we sleep), a radio alarm clock, some wrist watches, televisions, and lets not forget our computer monitors. And how about high tension power lines? EM fields exist in nature, but often we dont think of the man made EM fields we are exposed to unnaturally.

Yes, I agree - very interesting article - take a look at Peter Fraser's research on the human bodyfield - www.thebodyfield.com - you can have your body field scanned and the software will show if you are coping welll withy em fields such as microwaves, amongst many other factors - I have had this done twice now and half way through the second round of Infoceuticals to correct my bodyfield distortions.

[Kthonius]

Since we are now discussing related topics, it is worth noting the following two articles.

First is an experiment with rats. A group from Ruhr University Bochum was able to increase the learning ability in rats by stimulating their brains with magnetic fields (the M in EM). It is also possible that a similar effect might be experienced by humans in similar conditions.
LINK: http://www.gizmag.com/magnetic-brain-stimulation-makes-learning-easier/17745/

Second is similar, but far more interesting. Scientists at MIT have been able to alter the moral judgments of individual humans by using magnetic fields on their brains.
LINK: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/moral-control-0330.html

I should say that I consider myself an «open minded skeptic» so I don't quickly subscribe to conspiracy theories, including mind control, but here is scientific proof of the effectiveness of at least a rudimentary form of mind control. If this technology has already been discovered and advanced in secret laboratories, then mind control theories don't seem so strange after all. I should say that this is not proof that mind control could be done on a large scale or at long range, but it does seem to at least indicate the possibility, if the technology continued to develop.

Interesting, isn't it? This is all mainstream science.