[Buddha-l] scientific evidence of the power of brain waves/thoughts

[jkirk]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/science/29brain.html?fta=y
 
Excerpts:

Two monkeys with tiny sensors in their brains have learned to
control a mechanical arm with just their thoughts, using it to
reach for and grab food and even to adjust for the size and
stickiness of morsels when necessary, scientists reported on
Wednesday. 

In previous studies, researchers showed that humans who had been
paralyzed for years could learn to control a cursor on a computer
screen with their brain waves and that nonhuman primates could
use their thoughts to move a mechanical arm, a robotic hand or a
robot on a treadmill. 

The new experiment goes a step further. In it, the monkeys'
brains seem to have adopted the mechanical appendage as their
own, refining its movement as it interacted with real objects in
real time. The monkeys had their own arms gently restrained while
they learned to use the added one.

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Mind boggling..............Joanna