My Brain Is On Fire

Liar, liar, pants on fire

I was trying to think of the best title to put at the top of this article. My youngest son came up with the above suggestion. I cannot improve on it. Thatcher introduced an internal market into the NHS. In 1997 many large practices, including my own, were “fundholders” - in other[...]

Gadolinium under fire

Gadolinium is an agent commonly used prior to MRIs. Problems are starting to emerge in those with kidney disease. Lawyers are on to it: Walker, 71, said he suffers from a rare condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, in which skin turns hard and joints become inflexible. He believes he[...]

The First Commercially Available Brain Computer Interface

We always love hearing those three little words: “Brain-Computer Interface.” A German company, gTec, is bridging the gap between research and production in this field with their new “Pocket BCI”. The Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) provides a new communication channel between the human brain and the computer. Mental[...]

Traumatic Brain Injury… What To Look For

Traumatic Brain Injury� What To Look For[...]

OpenViBE: See Your Brain in Action

Electroencephalogram? Check. Brain MRI? Check. That’s all you’ll need to have fun visualizing your brain activity with the open-source program OpenViBE (Open Platform for Virtual Brain Environments). Here’s some more info from the creators: Open-ViBE is a general purpose platform for the development of 3D real-time virtual[...]