One side effect of this conversation has been a deeper understanding of the always funny (but, until now, incongruous) line from Ghostbusters:
Dr. Peter Venkman: "Egon, this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head. Remember that?" Dr. Egon Spengler: "That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me." He was actually discussing trepanation. Just one more way TIPS has enriched my life. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.jbu.edu/academics/hss/faculty/rfroman.asp Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:12 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] More Trephanation Video Hello Here are some more interviews from the Hole In the Head video: This video covers what appear to be regular people describing self-inflicted trephinations: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GYOOuaXzxEk It is remarkable the degree to which people developed strange ideas about health. The "logic" of trephination described by the self-practitioners is amazing for its ignorance of basic brain function and hemodynamics. The one characteristic they seem to have in common is an obsession about bodily function and an indifference for the consequences of self made skull surgery. There are thousands of people who have received medical trephinations and craniotomies. There is no evidence that anyone ever had their consciousness expanded or even increased blood flow to the brain. There is a syndrome of neurotic health concern that is manifested in numerous odd-ball ideas about health. Here is a trailer to the video. It has a brief shot of my hands holding one of the Mutter museum skull casts. John Verano makes some brief comments about medieval trephination. http://youtube.com/watch?v=pNdb5cUA0BQ There are a number of other trephination related videos on YouTube. Mike Williams ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
