A man who claims he was possessed by demons was "delivered" in a televised exorcism broadcast live on British television, yesterday.The subject, a man in his 40s identified only as Colin, was monitored by neuro-imaging technology that showed the audience what was occurring in his brain while Rev. Trevor Newport, a Pentecostal minister, prayed for him.The UK's Channel 4, which carried the program, has earned a reputation for provocative broadcasting of medical procedures, having shown an abortion in 2004 and an autopsy two years prior.The procedure was observed by 20 religious and scientific observers that included clerics from the Church of England and local mosques, psychologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists.Dr. Jonathan Bird, a neuro-psychiatrist from the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, said he observed "very little activity in the parietal region of the brain" on the attached electroencephalograph. "We also saw some asymmetry in the temporal lobe," Bird added. "Whether that is a brain process or a spiritual process, I leave to the experts."
