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Could Telepathy Exist?

2014-10-09

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A brief tale on the possibilities of brain-to-brain communication, with a few cats.

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References:

Grau, C., Ginhoux, R., Riera, A., Nguyen, T. L., Chauvat, H., Berg, M., ... & Ruffini, G. (2014). Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies. PloS one, 9(8), e105225. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0105225#pone-0105225-g002

Stanley, G. B., Li, F. F., & Dan, Y. (1999). Reconstruction of natural scenes from ensemble responses in the lateral geniculate nucleus. The Journal of Neuroscience, 19(18), 8036-8042. https://stanley.gatech.edu/publications/stanley_dan_1999.pdf

Yoo, S. S., Kim, H., Filandrianos, E., Taghados, S. J., & Park, S. (2013). Non-invasive brain-to-brain interface (BBI): establishing functional links between two brains. PloS one, 8(4), e60410. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0060410

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"Cats!" by SPOD (spodmusic.com)

"Biplane"(http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Strummed/Biplane) and "By Grace" (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Inspiring/ByGrace) by Poddington Bear (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/)