Mayank Dhingra wrote:
Stumbled upon this TED Talk video by Vilayanur Ramachandran,A journey to the
center of your mind:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind.html
hey, thanks for that link. On the phantom limb part, it`s fascinating
that the visual connection in the brain (which literally has to be
fooled) is more important for unlocking the paralysis and pain than the
logical reality of knowing you have no limb that can be paralyzed. So
much for what we think is "reality" eh? He didn`t say how he applies
this to other brain injuries, such as stroke. In that case, there are no
missing limbs. I wonder if this treatment can be applied to other forms
of chronic pain not associated with or originating from brain injuries.
Must look into this more. Thanks.
Jim
