'Brains' Category
Stroke surgery activates artistic talent!
The Nurse is amused to read today’s Daily Mail story about stroke victim Alan Brown. Alan recovered from 16 hours of surgery only to discover a completely new talent. Suddenly he’s painting like a man possessed, well enough to pass a fine art degree. Before his operation he could barely draw a stick man. Some people, as The Nurse knows [...]
World recession: are we ‘psychic’?
Rats appear, on a mysterious level, to be ‘psychic’ Last week New Scientist reported that rats in the US seem to ‘learn’ novel new behaviors that only rats in Europe have been exposed to… without any physical contact. Over thousands of miles, most of which is ocean. What’s going on – some kind of collective consciousness? Nobody knows. [...]
What Are We If We Don’t Help Others?
Storyville, on BBC 2 today (30th March) at 2250, tells the story of Henry Marsh, one of the UK’s most respected neurosurgeons, and the wonderful, life-saving work he carries out in the Ukraine. Henry has teamed up with a Ukrainian surgeon, Igor Petrovich, who is trying to make a difference in a country where the [...]
Brain Surgery
The Real Deal – Look and Learn
