Carl Wilhelm Sem-Jacobsen: Aerospace Neurophysiology and Deep Brain Stimulation Pioneer

The Norwegian physician Carl Wilhelm Sem-Jacobsen (1912-1991) was a pioneer in deep brain stimulation and aerospace neurophysiology, but for several reasons his story has remained untold. During WW2 he collaborated with a renowned military underground resistance group against the Nazi occupants, then had to flee to neutral Sweden. He returned to participate in the liberation of Northern Norway as a Captain in the US Special Forces also working with the OSS (Office of Strategic Services – precursor for CIA) and received a citation from General Eisenhower for his contributions. Sem-Jacobsen then spent several years in the USA training in psychiatry and clinical neurophysiology at the Mayo Clinic. He constructed his own medical technical devices, was among the first to develop deep brain stimulation, and made the smallest EEG- and EKG recording systems yet produced, also used by the American astronauts walking on the Moon. But he was more an inventor than a researcher and few of his observations were published in peer-review medical journals. He built his own neurophysiological institute for neurosurgery, deep brain recordings and deep brain stimulation in Oslo’s main psychiatric hospital, but was sponsored by US military forces and NASA. He knew CIA Director William E. Colby personally, and rumours soon flourished that Sem-Jacobsen conducted secret mind-control experiments for American authorities and the CIA. These accusations were investigated, and long after his death he was officially absolved by a Hearing Committee appointed by the Norwegian Government. Nevertheless all his personal files were burnt by his family who was still harassed by investigative journalists. Sem-Jacobsen also documented some of his work on film, but the whereabouts of these films have remained unknown. I searched for them for several years and recently discovered numerous films and photos in an old barn in rural Norway. These films and photos document in-action neurophysiology recordings in divers, pilots, and astronauts, and they show how Sem-Jacobsen in collaboration with experienced neurosurgeons in Oslo conducted the very first trials with deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. He apparently even tried subthalamic stimulation as early as in the 1950s.

Beyond Divisive Categorization in Young Adult Fiction: Lessons from Divergent

Veronica Roth’s Divergent is a young adult fiction and movie franchise that addresses issues of political power, social inequity, border control, politics of fear, gender, ethnicity, violence, surveillance, personal authenticity and mind control. It is possible a large part of the popularity of the series is its attention to these issues which young Western audiences are concerned about. The narrative makes heroes of protagonists who become activists for justice and struggle against oppressive social-political systems. What follows is a literary analysis of Divergent, evaluating its treatment of public theology and social justice themes, and discussing implications for Christian activism, especially for youth and young adults. It affirms the ethos in the books of resisting oppression, and questions assumptions about gender and abuse, violence and imperial control, personal authenticity and categorization, and difference and sameness.

On Some Aspects of Studying New Social Reality: Current Trends, Threats and Challenges

The article deals with the features of new social reality in line with modern determination of societality and technology. The authors consider the basic theoretical approaches to realizing and studying this sophisticated phenomenon. It is noted that there are the conceptual lacunas, which require making out a more comprehensive system of theoretical knowledge about modern social reality from science. From the authors’ view, the article considers the most comprehensive prospect of modern thinking on this issue. Special attention is paid to the specificity of the phenomenon itself, its key directions and determinants of development as well as the threats and challenges which cover in-depth societal, technological and information segments of the society development. Consideration has been given to the key technological externalities of modern social reality within which issues of safety in the newest high technology make actual, workplaces and competences of employees transform, ethical issues, information threats, mind control, etc. are analyzed. This research area in perspective is noted to contain a strong research potential in both theory and practice.

Signifikasi Latihan Pranayama Terhadap Ketenangan Pikiran

<pre><em>Nowadays most people are not calm minded </em><em>add to that the covid-19 pandemic. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic is such as excessive anxiety, depression, stress that causes the mind to be restless. </em><em>This happens in all circles, whether from adolescents, adults, or even the elderly. Many factors affect this peace of mind. Various ways have been done by everyone, but that does not fully provide effectiveness to overcome this problem of peace of mind. Pranayama is booming nowadays by those who experience stress and disturbances in peace of mind along with the development of yoga asanas. With Pranayama it provides health and increased vitality, dissolves emotional tension and naturally calms the mind. The above statements reinforce that this pranayama can contribute to calm the mind of everyone. The formulation of the problems that form the basis of this research are: (1) Why is pranayama able to calm the mind ? (2) How does pranayama work so as to calm the mind? (3) What are the types of pranayama that can be done as a contribution to peace of mind? This data was obtained by library research techniques. Furthermore, data can be collected and analyzed with qualitative descriptive techniques. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the significance of pranayama's practice of peace of mind is due to the presence of (1) The existence of respiratory and mind control that can strengthen the respiratory system, calm the nervous system that can calm the mind, (2) The way pranayama works starts from feeling relaxed, clothing which is used, as well as thepranayamaitself, (3) as well as the types of pranayama that contribute to calming the mind.</em></pre>