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1) Everyone's brain is wired up differently. They can't just pop on some electrodes and make you move your head side to side.
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I disagree.
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I hate to say "I was right" but, what the heck;
I was right, right, right
And you were wrong, so wrong.
So full of shite, shite shite
You wear a skin-tight thong...
I'm not sure what that last line was about but it rhymes.
Anyway, I happened across a Scientific American article (October 2005 for those playing at home) about the guy who did this research, Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado. In summation; yes, the implants did amazing things, and could prompt strong emotions such as "fear, rage, lust, hilarity, garrulousness and other reactions". Yes, one (ONE!) guy came up with excuses for why he was looking around ("I was looking for my slippers"). BUT, "results varied widely from patient to patient and could be unpredictable
even in the same subject (my emphasis).
heh, sorry to be a bad winner but I'm more used to being proved wrong; I need to relish the experience when I can.
