[extropy-chat] Mind over matter

[Walter_Chen at compal.com]

It's interesting to see these 2 articles today.
Your thought can change your genes. It can also manipulate the computer.
What this means? Seems not far away from super nature.

Thanks.
 
Walter.
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Source: http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=1386262004

Delving into mind over matter
...
In his first book, It's The Thought That Counts, due to be published next
year, he will put forward the scientific arguments about the mysterious
mind-body connection and argue that powerful human states such as happiness
and optimism can actually change your DNA.
...
As an example, Hamilton quotes the work of Eric Kandel, joint winner of the
2000 Nobel prize for medicine, who carried out pioneering work into the way
genes can be switched on or off by social influences.

Kandel's conclusion is that many genetic differences between people are
influenced by society and conditioning, rather than incorporated in the
genetic makeup of the parents.

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Source: http://www.jsonline.com/alive/news/dec04/281287.asp

Think, think, shoot, score!
Brain electrodes help patients play video games in UW study
By JOHN FAUBER
jfauber at journalsentinel.com
Posted: Dec. 4, 2004

With electrodes implanted directly on their brains, two Madison patients  
were able to control a computer cursor and play a basic video game just by  
thinking about it.
Quotable
...

"Just through trial and error he was able to figure out a way to  
manipulate it," Garell said. "He couldn't really articulate how (he did  
it), other than it required his concentration."


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