A sudden tide of fury and confrontation.

So yesterday, I heard from a friend some awful things have been said about me.

Bitesize neurology

Just wanted to share this little gem of a video with you guys, take 5 minutes out of your day to understand a little better how our big old heads work won’t you?

Modified Radical Mastectomy, L.D. the main guy, Jeff Hawkins, n’stuff..

First up a teaser for a surgical video on radical mastectomy. This is not for children, and not neccessarily for you, kind of depending if you are into surgery and all that stuff..

Mmm.. Brains..

So I’m not going to go into detail about the subject, though, suffice to say, I find brains very intriguing – definitely the most interesting organ we got, in fact the whole nervous system is something of a marvel of our highly complex bodies. You can say what you want about the steady reliability of the heart, the liver’s ability to regenerate, and the skin’s amazing healing powers, but no other organ defines us like our brains. It is who we are and it is who we can become.

I recently finished reading through Katrina Firlik’s book Another Day in the Frontal Lobe for the second time, and that really says it all. In my past seven or so years as a fully fledged adult, there has only ever been that one book I have read more than once. It’s essentially what the cover says – a book about neurosurgery from the point of view of a neurosurgeon. Firlik writes in a very “pally” way, kind of like she is telling you these strange trivial secrets about the neurological OR and community in person. The book sticks to a minimal proportion of jargon, all of which is explained in comprehesible terms. In truth it’s more of an entertaining read than an educational one, although if you’re a novice like me, you can pick up some new tidbits about that chunk of neurons we keep hidden deep within our skulls..

Another book I can’ refrain from recommending while talking about brains is Jeff Hawkin’s book on intelligence, simply called On Intelligence. This gem is less about brains and more about the mind, mapping out a way to think about how intelligence works exactly, the second part of the book emphasising how this theory can be applied to work in the area of artificial intelligence. Saying that, it does discuss in depth the physiological way a brain functions, using these facts to illustrate how his theory may be applied in real life. Jeff, the creator of the palm pilot and founder of Palm has in more recent years cofounded Numenta, which may be of more interest to people with an inclination to work with artificial intelligence.

Anyways, if you are interested in brains, wiki the names or use the links, you might find something interesting.. And if you want to drop me a line about similar stuff I might like – go for it!

Serene Fox

PS. Thanks to illuminati-news for the use of their brain image..