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Old Nov 22, 2007, 07:46 AM
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By Gene Emery Wed Nov 21, 5:07 PM ET


BOSTON (Reuters) - Viewing the reflected image of an intact limb in a mirror can fool the mind into thinking that a lost leg or foot still exists, dramatically relieving phantom limb pain, researchers reported on Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/...ain_phantom_dc

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Old Nov 22, 2007, 07:59 AM
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Wow... how cool is this?

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WOW. It seems the more we discover about how the brain works, the more mysterious it becomes. Very cool indeed.

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Old Nov 22, 2007, 06:32 PM
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I heard an article on NPR a month or so ago on this very topic. It blows me away to think about what the mind is capable of doing.

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