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Original Message We had a lengthy discussion on pineal and magnets, we had a thread about magnetic moods from an article on bipolar people in MRI's.

On the 26 new scientist article we find in mice magnetic coils make the brain create new neural connections, imagine the implications here???? They are speculating on degenerative brains like Alzheimers, but I wonder how it would work on anyone:

Magnets may make the brain grow stronger
26 May 2007
From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues.
Linda Geddes

COULD magnets make the mind grow stronger? In mice at least, stimulating the brain with a magnetic coil appears to promote the growth of new neurons in areas associated with learning and memory. If the effect is confirmed in humans, it might open up new ways of treating age-related memory decline and diseases like Alzheimer's.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been used experimentally to treat a range of brain disorders, including depression and schizophrenia, and to rehabilitate people after a stroke. TMS uses a magnetic coil to induce electric fields in the brain tissue - activating or deactivating groups of neurons, although the exact mechanism has remained unknown. One theory was that it aided learning and memory by strengthening brain circuits through a process called long-term potentiation (LTP).

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