Comments on: Images of my Brain? http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Chloe http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18130 Chloe Tue, 19 May 2009 21:41:12 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-18130 Yesterday we had a brain imaging team meeting over at the main hospital. None of them had seen my leg brace before, and they asked about it. It's no big deal; didn't make me at all uncomfortable. Anyway, I had a nice talk with the professor of neuroanatomy about a recent journal article "Movement Intention After Parietal Cortex Stimulation in Humans". I'll quote a couple of lines from the abstract. "We used electrical stimulation in seven patients undergoing awake brain surgery. Stimulating the right inferior parietal regions triggered a strong intention and desire to move the contralateral hand, arm, or foot..." "When stimulation intensity was increased in parietal areas, participants believed they had really performed these movements, although no electromyographic activity was detected." Interesting stuff, I thought. You can see it at www.sciencemag.org; May 8th issue. Yesterday we had a brain imaging team meeting over at the main hospital. None of them had seen my leg brace before, and they asked about it. It’s no big deal; didn’t make me at all uncomfortable.

Anyway, I had a nice talk with the professor of neuroanatomy about a recent journal article “Movement Intention After Parietal Cortex Stimulation in Humans”. I’ll quote a couple of lines from the abstract. “We used electrical stimulation in seven patients undergoing awake brain surgery. Stimulating the right inferior parietal regions triggered a strong intention and desire to move the contralateral hand, arm, or foot…” “When stimulation intensity was increased in parietal areas, participants believed they had really performed these movements, although no electromyographic activity was detected.” Interesting stuff, I thought. You can see it at http://www.sciencemag.org; May 8th issue.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16193 Sean Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:02:19 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-16193 Hi Abasios, Paul McGeoch at the University of California in San Diego would be the person to talk to, he's the one working with Ramachandran. Email me directly if you wish to get contact details. Hi Abasios, Paul McGeoch at the University of California in San Diego would be the person to talk to, he’s the one working with Ramachandran. Email me directly if you wish to get contact details.

]]> By: Abasios http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16192 Abasios Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:55:48 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-16192 There is a good chance that this winter I shall be having an MRI scan as a guinea pig in some medical research on speech and language. I hope to collect the MRI scan files to see if they point to any anomalies which could be the reason for my leg-brace BIID. If this happens is there anyone I can send these to? There is a good chance that this winter I shall be having an MRI scan as a guinea pig in some medical research on speech and language. I hope to collect the MRI scan files to see if they point to any anomalies which could be the reason for my leg-brace BIID. If this happens is there anyone I can send these to?

]]> By: Chloe http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16159 Chloe Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:21 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-16159 Thanks for the link, inVivo. It looks complicated. I'm glad you are anomalous though ;) Thanks for the link, inVivo. It looks complicated. I’m glad you are anomalous though ;)

]]> By: Ada http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16127 Ada Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:14:30 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-16127 Hello Chloe Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I think it great that you have been able to share your personal "tools".to work toward and help the greater good. Your work sounds very interesting and perhaps it may lead to a better understanding of people with other conditions. It is also always good to be able to practice the bra out of the sleeve trick! I haven't done that in years :) :) Hello Chloe
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

I think it great that you have been able to share your personal “tools”.to work toward and help the greater good.

Your work sounds very interesting and perhaps it may lead to a better understanding of people with other conditions.

It is also always good to be able to practice the bra out of the sleeve trick! I haven’t done that in years :) :)

]]> By: inVivo http://transabled.org/thoughts/other-thoughts/chloes-thoughts/images-of-my-brain.htm/comment-page-1#comment-16125 inVivo Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:04:27 +0000 http://transabled.org/?p=883#comment-16125 I have more than one full scan, and a clearly visible anomality in the right parietal lobe. There is a free software to learn brain anatomy, it comes with a normal MRI scan. http://www.brainvoyager.com/BrainTutor.html If you get scanned, ask for the DICOM files, there is a lot of free soft to reconstruct your head in 3d. I have more than one full scan, and a clearly visible anomality in the right parietal lobe.

There is a free software to learn brain anatomy, it comes with a normal MRI scan.
http://www.brainvoyager.com/BrainTutor.html

If you get scanned, ask for the DICOM files, there is a lot of free soft to reconstruct your head in 3d.

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