Stimulus and response: one of life's most elementary relationships. Response, or lack of response to stimuli is one way modern medicine determines someone's condition, especially when it comes to severe brain injury.Now, the application of a special kind of stimulus may hold promise for some people in states of prolonged unconsciousness or partial consciousness. It seems that in one man's case, at least, applying electric current to the thalamus - a walnut-sized region near the centre of th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
JITOTM42: Consciousness QuestionsIt's one of our favourite things to do, but let's face it, we don't do it enough. The comments and emails from listeners are always often intriguing, sometimes inspiring, and always interesting. We took a few moments on a summer's afternoon to discuss the consciousness of twins, the power of neural marketing, the Pepsi challenge, Jay's multiple trips to the MRI in the cause of science...It's a little random and at times, lofty - fundamental disconnect between human consciousness and nature, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
JITOTM38: You Asked Us AgainYou keep asking us questions, and it's been ages since we answered them. We're listening, really! And to prove it we've taken on your comments as this week's topic for discussion.We've got the kid who learned to count in her mind, a fellow who had to fight his way out from under his duvet in a lucid dream, and a curious gentleman who wondered if the soul was the same as the unconsious mind. All this and more in this week's episode of JITOTM,You Asked Us Again.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
