Friday, August 24, 2007





Scientists develop technique to induce out-of-body experiences

As well as providing scientists with a way to examine out-of-body experiences further in a lab setting, the experiments could have industrial applications. "This is essentially a means of projecting yourself, a form of teleportation," said Dr Ehrsson. "If we can project people into a virtual character, so they feel and respond as if they were really in a virtual version of themselves, just imagine the implications.

(Via Reality Carnival.)


Of course, depending on one's point of view, the experiments may not have "induced" OBEs at all, but merely simulated them.

5 comments:

  1. There's a difference?

    weevee: texosoki (Japanese soft drink of some kind?)

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  2. Ahhh ... nothing like an ice-cold, refreshing Texosoki!

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  3. yeah, they're really jumping to conclusions when they use "induced" to describe the effects. People don't need VR rigs to have an OOBE, but it would still be fun to try.

    I'm not a fan of materialism, as much as it fits with much of the world, it's an inadequate tool for modeling.

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  4. Anonymous6:35 PM

    Mac has it right
    This will send ripples through the Military Industrial Pornography complex..

    I know where all this is going..a vicarious and lurid self tiltillating(sic) cheap thrill..

    I get the same when looking for my keys in my pocket :)

    SyS

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