--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote:
> > Why doesn't Fred/ MUM / anyone use brain imaging technology for > > studies? EEG seems so primitive compared to what is available. > > > > Is it just cost? With donors kicking up `12mil / year, long-run, it > > would seem a decent brain image machine could be leased / rented, > > begged for, collaborated on, etc. if the effects are as substanial as > > you believe, clear 3-D, high res, color, continuous images of thalmus, > > and other areas, would rock the research world. And funding wnd > > indpendent studies would sky-rocket. > > > > There's several points: Thanks. > *the equipment is incredibly expensive--I think a state-of-the-art machine is worth as > much as MUM itself. $5 million? :) > > *the physical resolution is amazing (down to a few cubic milimeters with the latest > equipment) but the time-resolution sucks compared to EEG--minutes vs .01 seconds-- > and samadhi lasts only a few seconds to a minute. Lets hope those 80 core processors hit the market soon. But on that, I have seen brain images on TV that seem to change in real time. Is that just a time-lapse illusion? > *brain scanning is invasive--you can't do unlimited "takes" on a person in the same day > for literal fear that you will fry their brain with heat and/or radiation. Well, use the $10/hr, 2 hour a day, Invincability Course scholarship-weaning, CPs. They are cheap and will soon be limitless. :) With quad, 80-core processors and a rack of similar graphics cards, and 100 gigs of fast RAM, perhaps we will see home brain imaging machines. :) Look, this is Johnny's brain. This is Johnny's brain on drugs. This is Johnny's brain on TM. This is Johnny's brain having sex with his gf. This is Johnny's brain having been fried by too much imaging. Lets try mikey. He likes ANYTHING! > > That said, they ARE doing scanning in some cases, in cooperation with the U of Iowa. What is the research area? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
