<story><title>Brain abnormalities found in victims of US embassy attack in Cuba</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/06/us-embassy-attack-cuba-brain-abnormalities-victims</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>QAPereo</author><text>&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microwave_auditory_effect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microwave_auditory_effect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the best bet I&amp;#x27;ve seen since this story broke.</text></item><item><author>mccoyspace</author><text>This is such a fascinating (and disturbing) situation. And quite mysterious. High frequency ultrasound is used routinely in medicine and has never been shown to change brain tissue. Infrasound has some effect on tissue but its probably overstated. (the infamous &amp;#x27;brown note&amp;#x27; [1]. Other sonic weapons rely on volume&amp;#x2F;amplitude. None of this seems to be the case here.&lt;p&gt;Another really interesting point is the description of the hyper localized nature of the sound -- present in one part of the room and not another. Its really hard to localize a sound signal, as anyone who has worked with parabolic speakers can attest. Yes, there can be focal points, but the sound definitely drifts out to the surrounding areas to a significant degree. 
One example of hyperlocalized sound perception is Lamont Young&amp;#x27;s &amp;#x27;Dream House&amp;#x27; installation in NYC [2] Although not captured in video documentation, there are distinct and significant microtonal shifts that are easily perceptible as you move through the space caused by standing waves produced through the interaction of the tone generators and the architecture. But this happens within the context of a loud drone that fills the whole room. Not at all what is described by the diplomats and family members.&lt;p&gt;I hope they can get to the bottom of this and I hope that more information is made public.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Brown_note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Brown_note&lt;/a&gt;
[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=WC6bhnu5Luc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=WC6bhnu5Luc&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wybiral</author><text>If this is true there&amp;#x27;s a way we can block the effects...&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; In 1962, Allan H. Frey discovered that the microwave auditory effect, i.e., the reception of the induced sounds by radio-frequency electromagnetic signals heard as clicks and buzzes, can be blocked by a patch of wire mesh (rather than foil) placed above the temporal lobe.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;m ready &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;static.tvtropes.org&amp;#x2F;pmwiki&amp;#x2F;pub&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;weirdalfoil_2322.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;static.tvtropes.org&amp;#x2F;pmwiki&amp;#x2F;pub&amp;#x2F;images&amp;#x2F;weirdalfoil_232...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Brain abnormalities found in victims of US embassy attack in Cuba</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/06/us-embassy-attack-cuba-brain-abnormalities-victims</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>QAPereo</author><text>&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microwave_auditory_effect&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Microwave_auditory_effect&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the best bet I&amp;#x27;ve seen since this story broke.</text></item><item><author>mccoyspace</author><text>This is such a fascinating (and disturbing) situation. And quite mysterious. High frequency ultrasound is used routinely in medicine and has never been shown to change brain tissue. Infrasound has some effect on tissue but its probably overstated. (the infamous &amp;#x27;brown note&amp;#x27; [1]. Other sonic weapons rely on volume&amp;#x2F;amplitude. None of this seems to be the case here.&lt;p&gt;Another really interesting point is the description of the hyper localized nature of the sound -- present in one part of the room and not another. Its really hard to localize a sound signal, as anyone who has worked with parabolic speakers can attest. Yes, there can be focal points, but the sound definitely drifts out to the surrounding areas to a significant degree. 
One example of hyperlocalized sound perception is Lamont Young&amp;#x27;s &amp;#x27;Dream House&amp;#x27; installation in NYC [2] Although not captured in video documentation, there are distinct and significant microtonal shifts that are easily perceptible as you move through the space caused by standing waves produced through the interaction of the tone generators and the architecture. But this happens within the context of a loud drone that fills the whole room. Not at all what is described by the diplomats and family members.&lt;p&gt;I hope they can get to the bottom of this and I hope that more information is made public.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Brown_note&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Brown_note&lt;/a&gt;
[2] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=WC6bhnu5Luc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=WC6bhnu5Luc&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hwillis</author><text>White matter is the deep part of the brain.  Microwaves wouldn&amp;#x27;t penetrate more than a couple cm.&lt;p&gt;Personally I think something much more benign is probably the answer.  Maybe someone introduced drugs into their food&amp;#x2F;water?  Sometimes a noise is just a noise.</text></comment>