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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: ERICO verdonese on 28/05/2010 19:30:03

Title: What is magnetic resonance stimulation?
Post by: ERICO verdonese on 28/05/2010 19:30:03

ERICO verdonese  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Please could you tell me what are your thoughts on Magnetic Resonance Stimulation

thanyou
erico

What do you think?

Title: What is magnetic resonance stimulation?
Post by: Soul Surfer on 28/05/2010 23:30:59

I googled  Magnetic Resonance Stimulation  and got a load of articles quoting pseudo science in favour of stimulating the body with pulsed magnetic fields.  My initial reaction was that it was a total load of rubbish and could even be dangerous rubbish because there supposed "natural* origins were totally unfounded.

It is true that these fields can stimulate the body and ay also be used to reduce pain but they are a long way from mimicing any natural process and shoud be used with a great deal of caution.

Title: What is magnetic resonance stimulation?
Post by: RD on 29/05/2010 00:15:45

Expensive ECT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroconvulsive_therapy) ?  ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation