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Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation (TCMS) has been shown to be an effective means to provide non-invasive stimulation of brain centers. [link]
I propose that its use be expanded to alleviate those annoying delays one experiences while using a cell (or other) phone to locations across the planet.
e.g.
Caller A asks a question which propagates to Caller B in T(1) milliseconds. Caller B replies, after some thought T(t), and speaks; again the propagation time T(2) delays A's reception of B's reply. In local calls, T(1&2) are fairly small, but for transcontinental calls, can become on the order of seconds.
This can get very annoying, with slight pauses offering partial opportunity to initiate a reply, often resulting in simultaneous speech collisions.
The TCMS cellphone filter obviates this difficulty by simply stimulating a part of the brain responsible for conscious perception of passing time, and knocks it out for a suitable time, thus preventing the perception of the delay.
Further background on the "User Illusion" noting that our fore-brain "makes up" and rationalizes our perception of order of internal and external events. [link2]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
http://en.wikipedia...agnetic_stimulation Non-invasive neural stimulation [csea, Apr 14 2012, last modified Feb 13 2013]
The User Illusion
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/User_illusion Specfically Tor Nørretranders' book [csea, Apr 14 2012]
Mu-metal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu-metal Excellent magnetic shielding material [csea, Apr 15 2012]
[link]
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So, I say "What's the weather like there?" |
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The person on the other end, after a one second
delay, starts to say "It's still raining." |
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Meanwhile, I, not hearing his immediate reply,
continue to talk, saying "Is it still raining." |
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Now, to which party, and at what time, is the
TCMS applied? |
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Cellphones are getting inconveniently small -- what's
needed is some new must-have function which
requires a larger form factor. This is it! [+] |
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We'll be carrying our 'phones 'round in wheelbarrows,
now. Even better, we'll have to plug them into wall
outlets to use them (or buy the gasoline-powered
generator accessory, sold separately). |
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//Now, to which party, and at what time, is the TCMS applied?// |
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Ideally, to both parties. TCMS is applied to Caller A after the unit detects that a sentence has been uttered, for a length of time that cancels out propagation time T(1+2).
Meanwhile, Caller B has responded after T1 plus whatever time he/she takes to formulate a reply.
Caller B's TCMS operates similarly, preventing B from thinking that it's taking too long for a reply. |
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Re:size, I don't think that's a problem. The magnetic fields required are fairly short in duration, and shouldn't require exceptional energy. Appropriate coils could be placed in a lightweight "hands free" headset. |
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The pinpoint accuracy of the TCMS field and its effect are a bit more dubious, but after all, this is the HB! |
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//We reversed that trend a long time ago.// (Recycled Macbook joke) Yes, according to Moore's law, in a few years we'll have smart-phones the size of tennis courts. |
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//effect the electromag field might have on the phone itself// |
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Nothing a bit of mu-metal couldn't fix. [link] |
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[csea]re: size & power consumption, you may be
right, but the TCMS units I've seen are about 30" x
20" x 10" and require two people to lift. They use
mains power, and the modern ones generate so
much heat they have a water-cooling attachment. |
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Sorry for the long delay in responding. [irony intended!] |
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I'm not sure how much energy is required to disrupt the brain's timing. Section 8.1 of the first link shows a fairly small figure 8 that could be imagined to be worn in a hat. |
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I'd be interested to learn the application requiring enough power to use water cooling (?) |
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