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Posted in Cortex, Pain, Perception, Techniques on Apr 24th, 2008
A recent article in Scientific American describes one of the treatments for patients experiencing phantom limb pain. One solution mentioned was to thrust a screw driver into the apparent trouble spot. The amputee would place his prosthetic leg where his own leg used to be, and stab at it with his screwdriver. [...]
Posted in Brain, Cortex, Hearing, Perception on Oct 18th, 2007
As we continue to dive deeper into the functional mapping of the cortical regions of the brain, we will see that even though we make firm distinctions as to what parts connect to what– there is always a kink in the plan…
This is a series of clips of the famed neurologist V.S. Ramachandran that cover [...]
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Channel N – brain science videocasts Mind Hacks