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Wireless neural communication discovered in the brain
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2019-02-20 at 5:46 PM UTCNeuron communication has been observed in brain tissue that has been cut, then brought back together. It is unlikely this is chemical in nature, the theory is that this works by electric fields.
The communication did not continue as the gap size increased.
Insert electric universe stuff.Slow periodic activity in the longitudinal hippocampal slice can propagate without chemical synaptic transmission or gap junctions, but can generate electric fields which in turn activate neighbouring cells.
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP276904
https://www.sciencealert.com/neuroscientists-say-they-ve-found-an-entirely-new-form-of-neural-communication -
2019-02-28 at 10:47 PM UTCThe interesting thing about some hypothetical science fiction style concepts such as telepathy is that they are not that far-fetched in terms of biological mechanisms. All it would take for some alien species with the same fundamental biochemistry (carbon-based, same 22 amino acids, similar proteins and such, etc) to accomplish something that we would label as "telepathic communication" would be a simple mechanism much like this so-called ephaptic coupling.
And even other somewhat analogous mechanisms exist in other species here on Earth, including electroreception and magnetoreception.
Heck, even vocal communication is really just transmission of (sound) waves between organisms. We just evolved biological apparatus for both sending and receiving these mechanical wave transmissions. -
2019-02-28 at 10:49 PM UTCHow long before LSD users begin to use this as an explanation for their 'telepathic' conversations
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2019-02-28 at 10:50 PM UTCThis thread is jedilectric
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2019-02-28 at 10:52 PM UTC
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2019-02-28 at 11:09 PM UTC
Originally posted by gadzooks The interesting thing about some hypothetical science fiction style concepts such as telepathy is that they are not that far-fetched in terms of biological mechanisms. All it would take for some alien species with the same fundamental biochemistry (carbon-based, same 22 amino acids, similar proteins and such, etc) to accomplish something that we would label as "telepathic communication" would be a simple mechanism much like this so-called ephaptic coupling.
And even other somewhat analogous mechanisms exist in other species here on Earth, including electroreception and magnetoreception.
Heck, even vocal communication is really just transmission of (sound) waves between organisms. We just evolved biological apparatus for both sending and receiving these mechanical wave transmissions.
Telepathy isn't a sci-fi thing, it has been scientifically proven just as well as anything else.
https://subtle.energy/list-100-peer-reviewed-papers-offer-scientific-evidence-psi-phenomena/
From my personal view, it seems to be an emergent phenomenon from the various fields of the nervous system. In other words the nervous system seems to act analogously to a phased array radar, not moving, but putting out various fields anyway.
It isn't plausible that is solely an electrical or magnetic field phenomena, as it don't obey any of the rules of proximity or relativity. However evidence does suggest it is affected by geomagnetic phenomena, such as solar storms. -
2019-02-28 at 11:14 PM UTCThere's studies that say smoking is good for you as well.
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2019-02-28 at 11:19 PM UTC
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2019-03-01 at 12:09 AM UTCMaybe eventually they will use something like this for brain to phone communication.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
