Subject: Ear can be used to diagnose certain mental illnesses From: Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:57:22 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>[A] ... research group here in Australia has just demonstrated how a probe inserted in the ear can be used to diagnose certain mental illnesses when the patient is moved incertain ways in a '3D' chair! They make use of the proximity between certain auditory functions and other mental functions in the brain. Regards, David Dr David Hirst Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Centre | La Trobe University | Bundoora 3086 Victoria Australia | http://www.theage.com.au/national/diagnosis-to-rock-the-world-of-mental-health-20091014-gxfx.html