Johnjoe MacFadden’s “cemi field theory” proposes that “human consciousness is actually the brain’s electromagnetic field interacting with its circuitry.” Author of Quantum Evolution, McFadden’s emphasis on the electromagnetic field as an entity that defines the human mind, rather than a side effect, as it were, of how our brains happen to work, is likely to be controversial. But there are benefits to his line of inquiry and potential experimentation to discover if he’s correct. Even if he can not prove scientifically that this wireless field is what makes us conscious and human, finding the effects of magnetic fields on the brain may be helpful in treating those whose minds are not wired as properly as they could be. Hopefully it won’t be as rash as shock therapy, but there is so much we don’t understand about how our brains function that a new perspective is welcome. The article notes that McFadden’s approach brings back philosophy of mind’s dualism, although in a slightly different manner from the original.