> Scientists have now found a way to use ultrasound to focus on a portion of a mammalian brain so as to alter its temperature regulation and induce a state of torpor (mild hibernation) in a rodent that does not do this naturally.
> Some mammals and birds have a clever way to preserve energy and heat by going into torpor, during which their body temperature and metabolic rate drop to allow them to survive potentially fatal conditions in the environment, such as extreme cold or lack of food. While a similar condition was proposed for scientists making flights to space in the 1960s or for patients with life-threatening health conditions, safely inducing such a state remains elusive.
> “Ultrasound stimulation possesses a unique capability to noninvasively reach deep brain regions with high spatial and temporal precision in animal and human brains.”
Sounds like brain damage to me if you tried it on humans…
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> Scientists have now found a way to use ultrasound to focus on a portion of a mammalian brain so as to alter its temperature regulation and induce a state of torpor (mild hibernation) in a rodent that does not do this naturally.
> Some mammals and birds have a clever way to preserve energy and heat by going into torpor, during which their body temperature and metabolic rate drop to allow them to survive potentially fatal conditions in the environment, such as extreme cold or lack of food. While a similar condition was proposed for scientists making flights to space in the 1960s or for patients with life-threatening health conditions, safely inducing such a state remains elusive.
> “Ultrasound stimulation possesses a unique capability to noninvasively reach deep brain regions with high spatial and temporal precision in animal and human brains.”
Sounds like brain damage to me if you tried it on humans…