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you may use the scope software available free (read disclaimer) at http://zeitnitz.de/Christian/Scope/Scope_en.html Its EXCELLENT. Secondly, I guess you need a microscope too to see the interferences. Good luck!

Its really fascinating! Where are the words stored, where in the brain are the letters stored? In fact, in many aspects it resembles computers' memory. The brain stores memory in the form of 'dynamic proteins' which are continuously recycled. You can even erase 'long term memories', as computer RAMs do when the power is switched off! The brain even has an indexing algorithm like that of a search engine. Mere thinking of a song or a sequence, elicits 'related' memories. It occurs due to extensive interlinking (association fibers). We are still babies as far as unravelling is concerned.

If you plucked a gray hair, there is a faint possibility that nearby ones could turn gray as well. I don't know if is true, but if it were, then the act of plucking could disperse 'autoimmune insult' onto nearby hairs. Autoimmunity, I'm not sure, could be a possible offender in the causation of graying. There isn't much written about this in medical literatures. Old wives tales, thus, may not be dismissed forthright. One explanation of ol' wives tales: When you're plucking out, graying already has started. It is more likely then that more (new) gray hairs will emerge. These new gray hairs falsely make us believe that these new hairs were the result of previous plucking. Anyway, I'm not sure which one is true. Perhaps a longitudinal study may reveal the stats.

A very apt question by icemelt. Global warming really affects the forum now. I, personally, believe, however unscientific it sounds, that nothing in the world is absolute; except the statement itself. Take light's speed (versus Tachyons, particles supposedly having higher velocity than light, defying the theory of relativity) or absolute temperature (maybe in some day scientists will go below 0 degree Kelvin). This is only expected, as absolute or relative, is relative to the basis of the present knowledge. Regarding the 'trapping' of light in this instance, it happens to me that this property could be used in 'compacting' of information; much like 'zipping' as in Win-Zip. The strange behavior of light will take time to be explained, by using 'quantum theory', perhaps.

What about visionaries such as Leonardo da Vinci or Jules Verne who thought ahead of their time and saw (visualized) what was not there then? It is indeed tough, but never impossible.

Medic82 has been of good help. However, embolism may also be caused by air. Air embolism may occur when a great amount of air has been pushed into the system (e.g. through veins). Blood flow may stop in the cerebral capillaries, which may result in death.

Good one, iNow and Zule, for the swf. link. Psycho is great in explaining the membrane potential.

E O. Now, if the ends of the string of letters are now joined; you'll get:OOTTFFSSEE---

Very interesting question. Scientists will cook up receptors, their expression,up or down regulation, neurotransmitters, genetic inheritance even find their loci, identify parts of brain that become active during the process using fMRI, PET scans or EEGs and others; but interpreting them to the 'real answer' will remain elusive for quite a time to come. Recent advances in mapping neural circuitry as in 'Brainbow' may come handy, in solving problems like this. The peripheral nervous system probably has little role to play. Its the 'perception' that is relevant and the CNS its connexions,neurotransmitters and others should be in the hit list.

AI based on human brain is possible. Research is going on to 'map' the neural circuitry and 'Brainbow' is a step towards that direction. You may wish to read about this (neural neurode analogy) in http://www.benbest.com/computer/nn.html. Brain computer interface is gaining foothold and enabling a paraplegic person to move simply by thought, is a stones throw away. As of "lots of products were invented by creativity machines but i'm obliged by contract to not tell you which" it reminds me of the person who wrote in the London sub, about Fermat's last theorem that he knew the answer but did not have time.