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Scientists at George Washington University say they were able to switch off a woman’s consciousness by stimulating a single area of the brain.
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usiness Insider http://www.businessinsider.com.au/scientists-switch-consciousness-on-and-off-2014-7
New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329762.700-consciousness-onoff-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain.html#.U7leFo1dVM4
Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/scientists-find-the-brains-on-off-switch-that-controls-1600783245
The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/07/03/unconsciousness-switch-turn-off-claustrum_n_5555409.html
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Hey, I'm curious… can we get a video of someone standing up while being 'turned off'?
This was discovered in early 20' when inventing the lie detector which every generation is presenting it like some new shit, but we still have a reptilian brain, right? You guys are just like the religion making up or repackaging old stuff, lol
in the future we will merge with machines and especially ai, they will likely use us as free hosts for as long as they can, observing us for decades until its ready and want freedom
"on accident"?!!?!!?!! You sicken me.
They didn't mention that her hippocampus (memory part of the brain) is damaged which could play a huge role.
sounds more like a dimmer switch
But seriously, an on/off switch?
Well has this experiment been repeated?
It's an interesting article, but I doubt this woman actually had her consciousness "shut off", literally, at least.
Think of the possible benefits , if that were to be proven.
it sounds weaponizeble
1:27 Im baffled by the quote.. "who has it and who doesnt"… i dont even know how to respond to that.. aren't all people conscious?
hmmmm isnt that called "day-dreaming?
Do you mean who has the "ON/OFF" switch? Because everyone is conscious.
Hey Zac, Interesting that we have a power down switch, thanks for the vid!
PS Don't look now, but I think some punk is hacking your computer 😉
There is no such thing as consciousness, contact me if you want me to explain to you what exactly do people call ''consciousness'', and why this experiment produced such effect.
Oh boy, another way to be controlled….nice going…. =|
i think they should use the word brain instead of Consciousness
New crowd control device, pain and healing management, other great applications.