Try looking for articles with the keywords "transcortical magnetic
stimulation". I remember seeing one in Science or Nature a couple of
years ago.
Kevin
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Kevin Spencer
Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory
Dept. of Psychology and Beckman Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
kspencer at s.psych.uiuc.edu
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degby at webtv.net (Donald Beggs) writes:
>I am not an MD. My specialty is Physics. However, several years ago,
>while studing toward my BS, the idea occured to me that it should be
>possible to induce an electric current in the brain, using a time
>varying magnetic field. Upon searching Med-Line somewhat recently, I
>discovered some papers relating to experiments of this nature that were
>being carried out around the year 1985.
>More input is needed from the Physics community in this infant field.
>There should be some way to non-invasively stimulate the brain in a
>specific location, even into the deeper brain, i.e. the hypothalamus,
>etc.
>This research is very exciting, and will lead to very important
>discoveries and applications, but more interdisciplinary communication
>and cooperation is essential for results in the shortest possible time.
>Thank you.
>DB
