| Scientists are coming up with amazing discoveries | | | | pulse and Mr. Highfield reportedly experienced a |
| with each passing day and their abilities to research | | | | twitch in his head and a painless nervy feeling through |
| and study the human brain has helped doctors | | | | his mouth as the coils moved over his head. |
| understand many disabilities. The better understanding | | | | Mr.Highfield continued reciting the rhyme while |
| of the disorders and disabilities has helped specialists | | | | Dr.Walsh was searching for the exact Broca area and |
| come up with treatments for previously incurable | | | | once Dr.Walsh made contact with the Broca area, |
| problems. One of the most recent research studies | | | | Mr.Highfield started experiencing difficulty in his recital |
| that scientists have undergone is to uncover the | | | | and stuttered and stammered and eventually wasn't |
| secrets of stuttering. This research, scientists believe, | | | | able to continue with his recital. But with the magnet |
| can help in identifying the exact causes of the | | | | firmly held on his head, he was able to sing fluently |
| stuttering problem and finding a cure for it. | | | | without any disruption. The reason for this is that the |
| In a recent study, neurologists from London | | | | nerves associated with singing are present on the |
| demonstrated the link between magnets and speech. | | | | right hemisphere while the Broca area is situated on |
| It was proved in the experiment that a high powered | | | | the left and with the magnet placed on the left |
| magnetic pulse has the ability to disrupt the working | | | | hemisphere; there is no disturbance on the right side. |
| of the brain. This experiment was carried out in a lab | | | | This experiment which involves the use of magnetic |
| in London by a group of brain surgeons on the editor | | | | pulses for a few thousandths of a second to |
| of an online news daily, Roger Highfield. Mr. Highfield | | | | influence the working of the brain is called transcranial |
| was asked to recite a nursery rhyme while Dr.Walsh, | | | | magnetic stimulation. Though some scientists believe |
| who leads the experiment, placed a mid-sized magnet | | | | it could be used to augment the skills of the human |
| held by coils over his head and moved it whilst | | | | brain, some others are against it as it is known to |
| locating the Broca's area, which is responsible for | | | | block out some nerve pulses in order to bring out the |
| speech related activities and is situated in the left | | | | changes and hence can be highly risky. |
| hemisphere. The magnet was powered by a high | | | | |