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I'm sorry, there's no chance I'll use transcranial ultrasound to manipulate my brain. People who want to lucid dream can do it the old fashioned way without bei
by b800h 3y ago
I'm sorry, there's no chance I'll use transcranial ultrasound to manipulate my brain. People who want to lucid dream can do it the old fashioned way without being worried about things like cavitation of their brain cells. There's a reason the NHS recommends that people don't use things like 4D ultrasound as a form of entertainment.
That they describe transcranial ultrasound as "non-invasive" is absurd. Either it does something or it doesn't. The paper linked in the article describes the mechanism of TUS as:
"Opening of ion channels -> ruptures in membrane -> thermal tissue ablation" in order of increasing intensity of stimulation.
- Alifatisk 3y ago> There's a reason the NHS recommends that people don't use things like 4D ultrasound as a form of entertainment. Had no idea about this!
- PasswordIsTaco 3y agoUsually the term "non-invasive" in a medical context means they don't need to cut you open to do something; not that an intervention doesn't do something.
- b800h 3y agoFair enough, yes. That said, people need to understand that this (as I understand it from the article) is absolutely having a physical tissue-level effect on their brains, and it's not necessarily a good thing.
- PasswordIsTaco 3y agoCompletely agree, ultrasonic cavitation presents real and significant risks.