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- BunnieLebowski, on 10/10/2007, -3/+40The Imperius Curse???
- peterjmag, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21"You just flash that thing, it erases her memory, and you just make up a new one?"
"A standard issue neuralyzer." - mikesbaker, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14http://www.bugmenot.com - get with the program
- zydeco, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Already done. It's called Fox News.
- CMaff24, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Flash her to flash you
- Error601, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8No registration required when I tried it.
- theOster, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6i'm still trying to get my brain to POST...
- LoopyChew, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Could you imagine how awesome lightswitch raves would become?
- GraceHead, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5too late:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/nonlethal-weapon/flashlight-makes-you-vomit-286287.php - Kles, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4(If a previous comment by me shows up - digg it down. Your comment system working for you)
I wonder if this technology will result in us being able to turn a human brain back on in the case of biological death. - majortom1981, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3The article states they would have to modify the specific neurons with some sort of prtoein from pond scum. Meaning they cant just flash a light at you and make you do things.
To help diseases they would have to do invasive brain surgery to modify the specific neurons. - elementfire, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2"Because the brain lacks pain receptors, the mouse felt no discomfort from the fiber optic, although it looked a tad confused."
No kidding. I bet you'd be just dandy after being forced to do the ballet when you knew you couldn't even tap your feet to a rhythm. - tablatronix, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2So they genetically modified cells to be optically coupled ? Bit of a twist on the insert glowing gene to track cell growth. Very cool stuff.
- Kles, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4I wonder if this technology will eventually accumulate to us being able to turn the brain back on in the case of biological death.
- hellbent88, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Am I the only one that this scares, I mean what if this fell in the wrong hands
- BAJINGO, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2MAD = Mutually Assured DISABILITY
- Booboo1975, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1While interesting, this is old news. Photostimulation has been around for over a decade. Here is a link to an early caged glutamate experiment (1993).
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/16/7661 - rossmcd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1In the words of Tommy Chong, that experiment is "kind of the same, but kind of different."
Both involve shining light and activating neurons. But the novel part of Deisseroth's approach is what he uses as a receptor for the light: a genetically-encoded channel. Thus you can use transgenic or viral techniques to introduce it into only certain cell types. With caged compounds they'll hit everything in the vicinity. - Frnnkdlxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is a potentially dangerous weapon for all of humanity. What army wouldn't desire a chance to put an entire population to sleep.
- Lane, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"dont shoot till you see the whites of their eyes"
- Chrelion, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1My God, the implications of this are huge. Eventually, this could lead to individual neuron stimulation via light. This, to me, sounds like one of the first steps toward something that's just as big as the human genome project, but for neurology. Imagine having a complete map of the brain's functionality that is roughly analogous to the difference between seeing the body as a series of organs and the fine grained resolution one gets from seeing it as DNA structures. If advanced far enough, this could even be a step toward the singularity - human-computer interfaces. That's in the far off distance.
It'll be a very stimulating ride to see how this will affect people with autism, ADD, Asperger's, depression and all the other neurological disorders out there.
I'm also very interested in what kind of results this will get with pancreatic stimulation. There's been a lot of research into some very promising branches of medicine that I think very well could lead to a cure for diabetes within 10 - 20 years. - chuckd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nope you can't, neurons are required.
- Lane, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Thats a whole new concept of flashing your basic input/output systems.
- timusca, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I also heard that it will make roaches scatter!
- GoatMonkey2112, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Unless you're captured and the enemy straps you down and pokes holes in your head to run fiber optics inside, this doesn't really apply to war.
- MacGyver2210, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1And you wonder why most comments seem so utterly retarded. Do us all a favor, and read the thread from top to bottom...
- sturgeongeneral, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Channel rhodopsin rules
- Corrosionx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1"Can't... stop... doing... the monkey!"
- Ngai, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Wait a moment, my wife seems to be turning on the ligh
- coyote1284, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The System is Down!
- RaisorJaven, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Everywhere, immigrants have enriched and
- flagg85, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1now if you only use it on bush
- MacGyver2210, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1What are you smoking? I didn't have to register...
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1dude looks eerily like Doctor Octopus, don't trust him
- ElbridgeGerry, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1By rocket to the moon,
by airplane to the rocket,
by taxi to the airport,
by front door to the taxi... - MacGyver2210, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Matude is apparently not down with The Cheat.
The Cheat is GROUNDED - tablatronix, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Did you actually read the article? Cause you obvisouly havent a clue what the point was.
- CoffeeZombie, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1IDK about you, but I don't read a whole thread before I dig specific comments, so unless everyone scrolls from the bottom of the page nowadays...
- wontstoptalking, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0Don't get used to it, it will be illegal in a few months.
- knobtwiddler, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1new york times reg required
bury -> spam - morrislevy, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2Way to go, DUPLICATE STORY. I dugg it earlier, loser.
- djdole, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Seriously...If anyone even MENTIONS 'mousetrap'...
God damn it, I just did. - xthrawnx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Doesn't They Might Be Giants have a song with the same title?
- matude, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1No, enlighten me :)
Something like a room full of epileptic people, twitching on the ground in the same rhythm as music..?
Yes, very awesome.. - 5xSTUN, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2I'd love to walk around a trailer park flashing this thing... all these gimme-hat-wearing yokels suddenly realizing that pro wrestling is stupid and fake and country music sucks.
- tony134340, on 10/10/2007, -5/+1So as said in this article, this apparently can help 'fix' disorders. What a crock of *****. Are we smarter for trying to solve more of the infinite equation or can we step back and realize where this equation's going? Sometimes we're a step ahead when we're a step behind. Other words, Darwin filtering humanity through creates improvement. Certain 'disorders' our ancestors may have had were just an adaptation to the environment which made us evolve to where we're at. Disorders don't exist and genetic abnormalities are nature's way of adapting to change. It's happened millions of years, there's nothing abnormal about it.
Sometimes it's the dumbest people who appear to be the smartest. Think ahead. You'll be behind but farther ahead by not wasting your time like some dumb ***** spinning his wheels while not looking below to see he's on ice when there's more important tasks to be done. - mandangalo, on 10/10/2007, -4/+0That's what she said when I put my output in her input.
- EserVerx, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0LUMOS! yer brain dead, I win lulz.
- ttsupra26, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2Imagine with the remote control if they can shut down human brains as well. The future of WW III is scary.
- Piedramente, on 10/10/2007, -6/+0Buried as inaccurate. Nothing can stop the hot air coming from this thread
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