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# and I would be even more surprised if radio waves could reasonably control the brain
disrupt, perhaps - like electro-convulsive therapy, but not actually direct or suppress thoughts, let alone promote new ones.
(, Sat 2 May 2009, 23:42, archived)
# Agreed.
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Although, interestingly my current supervisor specialises in magnetic stimulation and can make peoples limbs move by waving the stimulator over their head.
(, Sat 2 May 2009, 23:46, archived)
# hmmm, worrying!
but I guess that shows that, however complex the brain is, it is still an electro-mechanical system, that can be influenced by such forces.

well, I don't know - you might not be able to get very fine-grained control from the outside.

*evil plots*
(, Sat 2 May 2009, 23:50, archived)
# It's pretty crude stuff, wave it over the right motion centre and the arm twitches about or lifts up.
I don't think they've found the 'give me money' centre of the brain yet, sadly.
(, Sat 2 May 2009, 23:52, archived)