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An exploration of the serious/fun/ridiculous - past/present/future of the brain and the science that loves it.
The Omnibrain is a psychology graduate student at an online university. He hopes that the three weeks and $29.95 that he is spending on his Ph.D. will get him a job at a Tier 1 research university. Do online universities have postdocs? Ok...just kidding, The Omnibrain is a real graduate student at a real school somewhere in the continental United States - or maybe Europe.
OmniBrain is now Of Two Minds!
Category: Neuroscience
So how does Superman do it! He can see through buildings and clothing (he checks out Lois Lane's underwear in Superman 1 - more on this later). Many have attempted to answer this question of the ages yet few have explored this in as much depth as J.B. Pittenger...
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Category: Animals
Wow, their brains are small. It all makes sense now - all they want to do is eat shit and kill their competitors. Anyone want to translate the, what I'm assuming, is Japanese for me? -Via Neatorama-...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 1:39 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Neuroscience
Here's an interesting video from boingboing: Boing Boing presents a remix of "Synesthesia," a documentary directed by Jonathan Fowler about people whose senses blend, or mix. For instance: a synesthete might see colors when listening to music, or taste flavors when hearing a spoken word. In this documentary, Dr. David...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 2:48 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Humor
Enjoy! In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces. "The only hope left for your loved...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 3:26 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Biology
To reduce the severity of his seizures, Joe had the bridge between his left and right cerebral hemispheres (the corpus callosum) severed. As a result, his left and right brains no longer communicate through that pathway. Here's what happens as a result:...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 11:01 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Neuroscience
Check out the newest events at the Exploratorium. They Sound Great! Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Flow/Optimal Experience Researcher) Among Renowned Speakers To Appear Mind Lecture Series Continues February 2, 9, and 23, 2008 "Flow" (Optimal Experience) researcher Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (February 9) is among the renowned speakers featured in the Exploratorium's...
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Category: Technology
Via Modern Mechanix: Reading Thoughts by Radio Can thoughts be read by radio? "Madam Radora" seems to prove that they can. Madam is not a human being, but a life-size automaton shown at the Permanent Radio Fair in New York. Her "thoughts" and movements are controlled entirely by wireless; no...
Posted by The Omnibrain at 4:08 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Art
If I only had a brain: According to this highly intelligible comment from YouTube this song was featured on Beavis and Butthead - surprise surprise! DaDrizzL31214 (2 weeks ago) On Beavis and Butthead, they were waatching this vid and Beavis started going with the tune for the whole song. He...
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Category: Art
Check out this fark photoshop contest using neurons. Here's one of my favorites:...
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Category: Video
Ahh.... an animated brain on drugs - how could it get any better?!...
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