I'm currently reading Brain on Fire: My month of madness by Susannah Cahalan. It tells of the endless search for a diagnosis of a rare disease of which Susannah suffers. It took one neurologist to try something unthought of and then follow the clues to the true etiology of her disease. Once the cause was found, effective treatment and recovery ( Read more... )

The most powerful speaker about something like this is one who suffers from it. I think also about Michael J. Fox, who is a powerful advocate for curing and managing Parkinson's Disease.

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This kid is awesome! I love seeing success stories about stuff like this where a team approach helps a person who learns differently (because everyone learns ( Read more... )

They did an EEG on Zico, a rapper from South Korea. First - for entertainment purposes - they made him compose a rap about the homunculus and the sensory and motor cortices. That was neat! I learned about those last semester ( Read more... )

Neat! I wish it could pause at midline.


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Loss of knowledge, something you take for granted ( Read more... )

Apparently, it stimulates the limbic system deep in the brain. It even stimulates the amygdala, which modulates emotions. I...do feel sleepy. It's my second listening-through. But then again, it's late afternoon/evening; my usual daily slump.

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This is so neat. In general (lol, right hemi here) the left hemisphere concentrates on important details, while the right hemisphere looks at a holistic big picture as to what all those details mean together. That's great; fascinating, actually. But it had an effect on culture? Say waaat ( Read more... )

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Irrational optimism might not always be the best thing for us, but it is the one thing that keeps us moving forward and growing ( Read more... )

The face of haute couture is changing. Just a couple post ago was androgyny and fashion, exemplified by Andrej Pejic. Today, there's this guy with full body zombie tattoos that are intricate and gruesome yet really beautiful. He's now signed as a model with even Lady Gaga supporting him.


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