Study creates 'time travel' illusion

Virtual reality can be used to give the illusion of going "back in time", according to an exploratory study.

In this virtual world, subjects were able to reduce how many people a gunman killed, an event they had unknowingly been part of.
Going into "the past" increased the level of guilt the participants felt.
Writing in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, the team says that virtual time travel could help people overcome traumatic experiences.
Most interesting, the researchers add, was the emotional impact virtual time travel had on the participants.
"The more the participants felt the illusion, the greater the sense of their own morality," explained co-author Mel Slater of the ICREA (Catalan Research Institute) and University College London.
Mutable past In the virtual world, participants could walk, talk and move similar to how they would in real life, and previous studies have shown that people strongly associate with their virtual selves.
"In virtual reality, the brain's low level perceptual system does not distinguish between the virtual and the real world; the brain takes what it sees and hears in a surrounding environment as given," added Prof Slater.
"Therefore, if they had an experience with the illusion of time travel, there is implicit learning that the past is mutable, that is: 'my own past decisions don't matter because they're changeable'-."READ MORE

To Nicky my sister

This is a hard to write this bit for my blog, why you ask , will its a plea to my sister nicky after my dads funeral, see previous post. Anyway when I heard a talk by dean and saw his passion for his lost friend I was reminded how when me and nicky were very close when young. I admit to being angry, upset, confused after dad's death but I hope she reads this we can at least be on talking terms and I am going to say sorry is the hardest word. And I hope we can speak again and I don't mean this in a nasty way but I hope shr aldo makes a small effort with mum, mum and dad haf a strange relationship but loved each ovet or ehy else stay together gor 50 years  plus, no one is perfect. So that's start again as I don't wish to be on bad terms as it hurts, your brother mark.

RETIRED BREEDING POLAR BEAR

VICTOR -1,058 lb(450 kg) a polar bear is enjoying retirement-stud bear-at YORKSHIRE PARK,DONCESTER.Think only polar bear  in england?-the 15 year old bear came from HOLLAND and is being housed in a new facility-project bear.

i am normal as you please treat me well.

LYMPHANGIOMA-is a condition of LYMPHATIC SYSTEM that causes extreme inflammation resulting in doughy masses forming in certain parts of the body .HAMARTOMA-a benign type of tumor caused by the body producing too much of a certain tissue type.Both could be behind this boy in picture with deformed hands .As we all know this problem your tended to be treated as a freak or ignored, by family and others but is treatable.

Swimming lesson for seal pup

Zoo keepers at Living Coasts in Torquay are teaching a tiny seal pup how to swim.
She had to be hand reared because her mother Grace was unable to produce milk. Now, keeper Libor Mach has taken to the water to give her swimming lessons.
But how do you teach a seal pup to swim? Living Coasts' Clare Rugg explained: "In the wild the mother would simply take them into the water and keep them afloat until they got the hang of it. So we have to do pretty much the same!
"She has a natural instinct but needs Libor, her surrogate mother, for confidence. She can't get in or out of the water by herself yet, she does doggy paddle and blows bubbles and every so often she gets a little nervous and heads back to the shore!"
Living Coasts, a registered charity, is auctioning the right to name the pup on eBay to raise money for conservation. You can bid by going to http://bit.ly/seal-pup. Bidding closes on 26th July.
Meanwhile, Sainsburys in Paignton are donating 300ml of double cream every day to help feed her. South American fur seal Grace gave birth early on the morning of Tuesday 3rd June. For more information go to www.livingcoasts.org.uk or ring 0844 474 3366.

Read more: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Swimming-lesson-seal-pup/story-22767118-detail/story.html#ixzz3BDmh1SyN

HEDGEHOGS HELPED

Support small s

I like the idea of the school helping those with a need  of a boost in life. I too when I was at school was kept back a year by the headmistress, a girl also was but forgotten  name. For this I was behind at school and later when I went to senior school I was in remedial class for a while but this helped me as I won a award for my work. My opinion for what its worth is no one is stupid we all have a skill and all born equal. And that's why I am in  support for the small school.