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more about #brainscan Klebert L. Hall: So, let's just pretend that this isn't an obvious fake. What's the difference, functionally? Who cares (well, other than him) if he's in a coma, or c... more » darthsodomizer: SHENANIGANS [www.randi.org] more » amygdala: Wow. I started out thinking that this was tragic, but once I read the comments (and the James Randi piece linked earlier) now I'm on the horrible farc... more » MargaretMoony: Dear God, I think this is the most terrifying thing in the history of....EVER. How did this guy not go insane? more » Elorin: Which just goes to support those family members who visit comatose patients and talk to them, care for them, let them experience human touch, and read... more » brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: The facilitated communication stuff is pure crap that cannot be verified through scientific scrutiny. In the 70's desperate parents invested tons of m... more » hiteklolife: look at the footage of the person "assisting " him type and you will see that this is just bullshit. He is paralyzed, he cannot move his hands yet the... more » Strakus: Hold off judgment a bit- the case is pretty well rife with issues that suggest there may be some fishy bits at work here. The alleged brain scan (eith... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Thats just awful. But imagine the bribes he'll get from the gossip nurses just to keep his mouth shut, if and when he comes around!!!! And where the ... more » BangarangRufio867: My name is Buck and I like to.... too soon? more » Chip Overclock: If true, this is like the exact opposite of Alzheimer's. I'm not sure which is more disturbing. more » SNForrester: I don't think we have enough information to know if this story is true or not. If there's a computer involved that measures electrical signals in his... more » Lassus: Before everyone gets too depressed, there is actually some questioning that he is communicating at all: [news.yahoo.com] Now that I think about it, ... more » korybing: I'm not gonna pretend that I know a lot about medical science, because I don't, but why did it take them 20+ years to run a brainscan on the guy to de... more » agentgray: I would like to know more about the mental state of the guy. I imagine it would have been like a prison...just sitting there, watching it all. more » Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: This just ruined my day. Completely ruined it. more » rroonnbb: Please read this (and possibly add to original post?) [www.randi.org] more » kimsama: Ok, so does this increased myelinization somehow explain myopia? Is it pleiotropy (the genes that increase myelin sheath thickness increase incidence... more » corpore-metal: I'm skeptical. It's seems an oversimplification that faster neural impulse speed idicates greater intelligence. Efficiency in this one area is hardly ... more » Grey_Area: I made a machine that detects lower intelligence. It's just a wood-chipper with a sign, "FREE PORN, CHOCOLATE, AND BOOZE INSIDE!" I am going to save ... more » -
#madmedicine
Man Thought to Be in a 23-Year Coma Was Conscious the Whole Time
It's a nightmarish medical scenario: a man spent 23 years paralyzed but conscious while his doctors believed he was in a vegetative state. And his situation might be more common than we'd like to think. More » -
#madscience
Brain-Reading Machines Know What You've Seen
fMRI technology has been used for lie detection and identify memories of an event, but some researchers are looking to push its mind-reading capabilities even further, using brain scans of subjects to reconstruct images they've recently viewed. More » -
#evolution
How You Inherit Genes That Make You Smarter
This intriguing diagram shows which parts of your brain can contribute to your intelligence and how much of their smooth functioning you inherited genetically. Yes, sexual selection may be making you stupid - or smart. More »
