K-8 ([info]consciousobject) wrote,
@ 2009-11-02 22:56:00
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One Step Closer To A Freeze Ray
In a discovery that may help in developing a better treatment for people with Parkinson's, scientists have found that stimulating a particular frequency of brain wave can put a person into slow motion.

For those who are unaware, Parkinson's is an affliction that causes a person to gradually stiffen. The jumpiness seen in many people with Parkinson's is actually from the medication that keeps them from losing too much movement too quickly. Thus the more they learn from these experiments, the closer they may get to finding a solution.

The side-effect of this research, of course, is that they may also end up figuring out how to cause someone to temporarily freeze in place. Which I'm only interested in for entirely educational purposes, of course...




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[info]kplay100
2009-11-03 05:34 am UTC (link)
Each time I donate to Parkinson's research, I'll be thinking of you.

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[info]consciousobject
2009-11-10 02:31 am UTC (link)
Well, and think of Michael J. Fox too.

More MJF movies plz!

;-)

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[info]toberkitty
2009-11-03 04:53 pm UTC (link)
...of course.

I think this is way cool. 10% isn't much of a slowdown, though. 50% would be pretty sweet. Scientifically speaking, of course. ;3

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[info]gwen666
2009-11-06 04:29 am UTC (link)
I think it fitting that an article about putting electrodes on someone's skull was published in "Current Biology". Can I put you down for a subscription ?

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