One new technique being used by some neuroeconomists is transcranial magnetic stimulation, in which a coil held next to the head issues a low-level magnetic pulse that temporarily disrupts activity in a certain part of the brain, to see if that changes the subject's preferences for example, for a particular food and how much he is willing to pay for it.

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So far, strong resistance above the somewhat magnetic 1.3100 level is limiting recovery attempts.

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No tool gets more use than the Zamboni-size functional magnetic resonance imaging machine, which takes neural eavesdropping to a new level.

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Indeed, the researchers reckon the magnetic fields at the distances they considered are less than the average fields in homes and fields of this level have been shown to have no effect.

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