The story below is from edupage.com (without permission) --------------------------------------------- PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAP Australian researchers at the Center for the Mind, a joint venture between the University of Sydney and the Australian National University, are working on rolling out the world's first thinking cap. Spearheaded by esteemed physicist Allan Snyder, the project was inspired by the study of brain functions in autistic children. After determining that some damaged areas in the brains of autistic children were actually areas that allowed healthy people to see the world subjectively, Snyder decided to try and stimulate that condition in another person, using magnets. By deactivating the subjectivity centers of the brain, "we have been able to enhance objectivity," he said. The research could yield techniques to boost the cleverness of workers and ease the decision-making process. (InformationWeek, 7 January 2002) --------------------------------------------- Who needs one?
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