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Re:Ayn Rand Lamp by kriro on Saturday February 20, 2016 @11:38AM (#11140742)

That summary seems to be wrong as the technique helps with processing emotional information and not with connecting complex ideas. At least that's what I remember and what the wiki article says as well. It's been a while since I read about it.

I know that it is a well researched and established method for treatment of Parkinsons (short term and midterm results have been empirically solid) and also used to treat PTSD.

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Re:Ayn Rand Lamp by johndevor on Saturday February 20, 2016 @11:52AM (#11140812)

It's called EMDR:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_desensitization_a...

The World Health Organization recommends it as treatment for PTSD.

You can practice it right now on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlfQIRJEsYk

The idea is to think of something emotional that you may be struggling with and keep it in your mind while following the images on the screen. Whether or not the eye movement actually triggers the brain to reconfigure itself, or whether it's simply keeping the emotion "in focus" that brings the changes remains TBD, I think.

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Re:Ayn Rand Lamp by chris_wot on Saturday February 20, 2016 @11:45AM (#11140778)

According to Scientific American, The journal Brain and Cognition found a correlation with moving your eyes from side to side with increased creativity and improved memory. [1]

1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/boost-your...

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Re:Ayn Rand Lamp by autoreleasepool on Saturday February 20, 2016 @11:57AM (#11140836)

As an obsessive compulsive, I should not have learned that today... lol

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