tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post6798074069866361839..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Neuroimaging the brains of psychicsGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-1512150817607982752013-10-02T21:33:41.847-07:002013-10-02T21:33:41.847-07:00"..muscle memory.." !? well, i was think..."..muscle memory.." !? well, i was thinking about the more interesting aspect of the contents of the writings (thought processes?) rather than the motor skills involved in hand writing.Marcelo Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183083675807311304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-73982423039698762212012-11-20T12:04:46.740-08:002012-11-20T12:04:46.740-08:00Would it be at all possible that, through practice...Would it be at all possible that, through practice, these mediums have learned how to perform this feat through muscle memory?<br /><br />How does Phil Collins drum and sing at the same time? Is he thinking about all 5 appendages at the same time? Or is his body on auto-pilot?<br /><br />In order to rat-a-tat-tat on his snare, he needs to think about it, and practice it. At the skill level he is at, I presume that having to think about that action requires very, very little input from the prerequisite portions of his brain. He pre-loads the song he will be playing in his head, like buffering an internet video, then his body takes over. He's jamming out a sweet rhythm, while he's actively thinking about what to get his kid for their upcoming birthday.<br /><br />The human mind is amazing.<br /><br />This study has confirmed that these individuals are not ACTIVELY thinking about writing something down. As with the example above, that doesn't imply actual psychography.<br /><br />Do these individuals look at what they are writing while not doing psychography, then close their eyes while they are? Implications abound.<br /><br />So yes, further study is DEFINITELY necessary.<br /><br />I hope they continue this interesting work!Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.com