Forget SMS...Brain to brain communication is here!

Imagine

Imagine if we could communicate with one another simply by using thought; a two way brain-to-brain messaging system.

Well, according to neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, his particular experiments and the world of neuroscience have made some pretty epic recent breakthroughs.

In the words of Miguel, the possible implications of his experiments will "go to the limit of your imagination".

Imagine...

Do we really only use 10% of our brain?

The short 5 minute video below is a really cool animation which discusses the common myths about humans only accessing 10% of their brains potential. Fascinating stats, cleverly scripted and convincing narration, and some slick animation makes this short video well worth watching. It certainly is a long shot away from the other points of view on the subject of humans' mental capabilities, which have been exploited by recent Hollywood movies such as Limitless and Lucy.

Enjoy.

 

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Si Muddell is a Digital Strategist who has worked extensively both agency and client side. Si is fascinated about marketing, psychology & what motivates people, and loves guitar, surfing and travelling.

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Imagine if your brain could connect to the cloud (TED Talk)

Imagine a world where you don't need to study to learn, where you don't need to remember information to recall information, where you can go from knowing nothing about something to knowing everything about something in a moment - now imagine!

The common debate / narrative that has been portrayed in recent films such as Limitless and Lucy is that humans only use 10% of their brains capacity - where even a small increase to this could arm us humans with literally 'limitless' mental processing potential.

If you are like me then after watching these kind of films you find yourself in an exciting headspace where for a few brief moments of intense day dreaming you imagine a world where so much more is possible.

How to optimise your brains performance (Documentary)

The brain needs no introduction

The brain is simply and paradoxically complicatedly amazing - the more I learn about it, the more amazed I become. I rather like how one of the worlds most foremost neuroanatomists Marian Cleeves Diamond describes the brain "It is the most complex mass of protoplasm on Earth, and perhaps in our galaxy. A simple essay can only begin to describe its magnificence on the one hand and its malice on the other."

Some facts and stats about the brain you may not have known:

• Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in your body
• It's the same consistency as tofu and about 60% of it is fat
• When awake the brain produces enough electricity to power a small bulb
• There are over 100k miles of blood vessels in the brain!
• Aristotle mistakenly thought that the functions of the brain actually took place in the heart