To reduce the severity of Joe's epileptic seizure, doctors performed a drastic brain surgery: they cut the corpus callosum and severed the connection between his left and right cerebral hemispheres. Here's what happened ...
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks to the beautiful Gaby Kubik!
Comments (20)
my dear friends. Lol :)
The down side is that he cannot name objects perceived only by his right brain (left eye). In his (and most people's) brain, the language center is in the left hemisphere, and the artistic skills are in the right hemisphere. (Keep in mind that these hemispheres control the opposite sides of the body, which is why his right brain perceives what his left eye sees, and why he can draw the objects with his left hand. I'm also using "artistic" in a very broad sense; his drawings are purely functional. In a true artist, the artistic abilities are less compartmentalized in the brain than in non-artists.)
Strobe lights can trigger siezures in both epilleptics and non-epilleptics (although the strobing frequencies required to do this are different), which is why it is prudent to warn audiences if a strobe light is to be used in a performance. I still have no idea what's happening in a whole sequence near the end of the original "Alien" film, because of the strobe light that accompanies the ship's auto-destruct. After about three seconds of the flashing, I get serious migraine and have to cover my eyes. I wonder if there are plans to release some "ultimate" DVD of the movie with a strobe-free version of that scene as an extra feature...?
Personally I think mutilating someone's body to produce an effect is disgusting.
At least we're not still prescribing electroshock therapy and lobotomies left and right like they used to. Watching those electroshock videos was disturbing =\
That explains a lot. Absolutely fascinating, isn't it?
you have never seen a real ECT treatment have you? It's nothing like what you think. Though it does involve using a shock, it is the most natural treament we have in respect to neurochemistry (point being that you don't alter the levels of different neurotransmittors pharmaceutically). It is also the most affective treatment we have against depression. You were right about lobotomies though: they are completely out of the picture clinically (at least in modern medicine; i'm sure trepanation still exists in some form or other)...
Cool video... I've read about this effect before, but never seen it in action.
google is your ally.
Once again, you've made my day better.
And nice timing too.
Because I'm hanging out with the beautiful Gaby Kubik right now.
The down side is that he cannot name objects perceived only by his right brain (left eye). In his (and most people's) brain, the language center is in the left hemisphere, and the artistic skills are in the right hemisphere. (Keep in mind that these hemispheres control the opposite sides of the body, which is why his right brain perceives what his left eye sees, and why he can draw the objects with his left hand. I'm also using "artistic" in a very broad sense; his drawings are purely functional. In a true artist, the artistic abilities are less compartmentalized in the brain than in non-artists.)
Strobe lights can trigger siezures in both epilleptics and non-epilleptics (although the strobing frequencies required to do this are different), which is why it is prudent to warn audiences if a strobe light is to be used in a performance. I still have no idea what's happening in a whole sequence near the end of the original "Alien" film, because of the strobe light that accompanies the ship's auto-destruct. After about three seconds of the flashing, I get serious migraine and have to cover my eyes. I wonder if there are plans to release some "ultimate" DVD of the movie with a strobe-free version of that scene as an extra feature...?
my dear friends. Lol :)