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Published online 9 December 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041206-10
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Electrical brainstorms busted as source of ghosts
Doubt cast on theory that magnetic fields spark religious feelings.
Studies showing that magnetic stimulation of the brain induces spiritual experiences are being queried by researchers who cannot reproduce key results. If the traditional theory is wrong, scientists will be left struggling to explain how such thoughts and sensations are generated.
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