Alien Hand Syndrome


	Alien Hand Syndrome

thisnamecantbetaken

5-19-2007 3:57 AM

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psychology, consciousness, neurology, brain, body, disorder, syndrome

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Another totally weird syndrome! I find these disorders fascinating. So much can be learned about the human mind and consciousness if we ever learn to understand these disorders. I have heard of several cases where that hand is aggressive and tries to choke or hit and harm the *owner* constantly. Creepy...
The Anarchic Hand

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5-23-2007 3:29 AM

MomLes

Just like Dr. Strangelove!

5-27-2007 4:01 AM

_Bane_

this is really cool. Kind of like the possessed hand in "Idle Hands"

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