{"id":2250,"date":"2014-09-01T17:51:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2014-09-01T17:51:27","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T17:51:27","slug":"consciousness-on-off-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/mindwaves\/?p=2250","title":{"rendered":"Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22329762.700-consciousness-onoff-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain.html','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/\/data\/images\/ns\/cms\/mg22329762.700\/mg22329762.700-1_300.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg22329762.700-consciousness-onoff-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain.html\\'&gt;Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain&lt;\/a&gt;Continue reading page |1| 2 ONE moment you\\'re conscious, the next you\\'re not. For the first time, researchers have switched off consciousness by electrically stimulating a single brain area. 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For the first time, researchers have switched off consciousness by electrically stimulating a single brain area. Scientists have been probing individual regions of the brain for over a century, exploring their function by zapping them with electricity and temporarily putting them out of action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg22329762.700-consciousness-onoff-switch-discovered-deep-in-brain.html\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Newscientist<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brainContinue reading page |1| 2 ONE moment you&#8217;re conscious, the next you&#8217;re not. 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