People can sense Earth’s magnetic field, brain waves suggest

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[–]Farseli 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Reminds me of TMS: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625

It's not surprising that the brain is affected by magnetic fields since it uses ions to send electric signals around.

My question is if it is actually possible for anyone to use this. I know of blind people able to use echolocation, so is this something that could potentially be used but first requires other stimuli to be removed?

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

an isolation tank? i would really like to tell north without a compass !

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I have read about people who embed a small bar magnet in their finger, and after some practice they can learn this ability. Like a compass. Not sure how well it really would work though lol