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Those of you fascinated by electrical manipulation of consciousness may find this interesting:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/02/23/di...

> Guillaume Herbet and colleagues describe the case of a 45 year old man in whom electrical stimulation of a particular spot in the brain “induced a dramatic alteration of conscious experience in a highly reproducible manner.”

Basically, when they zapped a certain point in his brain, it sent him into some kind of dream state. Very interesting.




And this is how Total Recall became a reality




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