--- On Tue, 8/24/10, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão <drferdina...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > RESPONSE > : Mr. Santosh Helekar makes it obvious that he is either > ignorant in the latest > developments in the medical science field or likes to > just blow his trumpet under delusions. I > would request him to go to this site, read carefully what > EEG can detect. Or > may be the argument will be that the site is a fake. > > http://www.brainwavescience.com/Chemistry.php >
If Dr. dos Reis Falcao thinks he knows so much about the latest developments in medical science from the above company website, then why did he ask for input from others on Goanet? Please note, first of all, that the procedure being sold on the above company website is not simple EEG. It involves what is called event-related potentials (ERP) that are derived by computer averaging of EEG, and require specific neuropsychological protocols to be implemented in a properly controlled setting. This procedure or any other similar procedure was not, and could not be, used in the so-called scientific studies on Medjugorje visions. Those who understand the technical details of the procedure would know exactly why. But even if they were somehow applied to the visions, I know that the procedures of the type being sold on the above website are at best of extremely limited value in detecting deception, and no value at all in detecting self-deception. Indeed, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences has roundly criticized all the so-called lie detection methods using polygraphy, EEG and ERP, stating that the evidence for their validity is not very strong, and that they are based on low quality science. Here is the link to that NAS report entitled "THE POLYGRAPH AND LIE DETECTION": http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309084369 Here are pertinent quotes from the summary statement in it: QUOTE The general quality of the evidence for judging polygraph validity is relatively low: the substantial majority of the studies most relevant for this purpose were below the quality level typically needed for funding by the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health. UNQUOTE ...National Academy of Sciences QUOTE Some potential alternatives to the polygraph show promise, but none has yet been shown to outperform the polygraph. None shows any promise of supplanting the polygraph for screening purposes in the near term. UNQUOTE ....National Academy of Sciences The second statement refers specifically to alternative procedures such as the one described in the above company website. Cheers, Santosh * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Goa-launch of the well-received *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho on Aug 29, 2010 (Sunday) at 11 am at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Meet the author, buy a signed copy (only Rs 295 in Goa till stock lasts). http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
