When various special abilities are shown, what kinds of neural activities are evoked in the brain? And how are those neural conditions at each moment reflected in the EEG? The author has measured many EEGs of various experts, such as hypnotists, qigong masters, and meditators and also of various specially skilled persons, such as users of the Japanese abacus, players of the board games Go and Shogi, and rapid reading specialists. The EEG measurements showed that in order to de-velop special abilities, inactivation of the neo-cortex was much more important than its excitation. The efficient and effective use of the brain, which the author calls "the energy conservation brain", is the key point for promot-ing special abilities.
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