Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Senses: "Monkey See Monkey Do" Neurons





Maybe you get to blame your brain.











Janet said...

hey, I can get sea sick in 3D movies, but I'm talented

Ohh, I'm way behind on my All In the Mind podcasts, so I haven't heard this episode (I love that show).

They had a show a while back about how to get a... think it was an MRI, or FMRI... to communicate. Even if you just think about something like walking though your house, or playing tennis your brain activates those different areas. So you don't even need to see others doing it!

They have found at least one patient that is in a vegetative state that exhibits no outwards signs of having brain function... but they can get him to answer yes/no questions in the MRI by asking him to play tennis for Yes or walk though his house for No.

I'm sure I may be mixing up the details, but it was cool and scary all at the same time. I love tech, but I don't know if I want it to read my mind. And being trapped inside my own head is a scary enough thought by itself!!!

Anonymous said...

nice article, keep the posts coming