Interesting article which reminds me of the brain stimulation experiments which caused patients to hear voices.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14928373
Learning more about these "other" parts of our psyche might lead to new ways to help people suffering from disorders such as schizophrenia. We all have these "other" parts whether we are aware of them or not. We should try and make friends with them.
Brain Stimulation Creates "Shadow Person"
Dr. Michael A. Persinger,who wrote the foreward to Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited, has reported doing experiments in which he has elicited in people, by use of magnetic fields stimulating the brain, hallucinations of a "presence."
This link is to an article that discusses this:
http://ladyscientist.com/the_ghost_in_the_machine.html
This link is to an article that discusses this:
http://ladyscientist.com/the_ghost_in_the_machine.html
Mark Zima
My blog (essays+forum) site is godmemes.com
My blog (essays+forum) site is godmemes.com