Jeff - Welcome Back!! So glad you are out of the hospital!
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Stephanie - Apr 25, 2005 10:19:43 am PDT #8717 of 10001
Trust my rage
DXMachina - Apr 25, 2005 10:20:21 am PDT #8718 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Jeff! So good to see you up and about.
juliana - Apr 25, 2005 10:22:03 am PDT #8719 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Jeff!!! Yay!
Dana - Apr 25, 2005 10:22:33 am PDT #8720 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jeff!
tommyrot - Apr 25, 2005 10:22:36 am PDT #8721 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Mind reading!
OK, on a very limited basis, but still kinda' freaky:
Brain Scans Helps Scientists "Read" Minds
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Yukiyasu Kamitani of ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, and Frank Tong of Princeton University showed subjects one of eight visual stimuli--images with stripes aligned in various orientations. They determined that the MRI data collected while the volunteers were gazing at the images showed slight differences depending on what picture they viewed. The scientists wrote a computer program that recognized the patterns and found that they could successfully predict what images subjects saw. What is more, when a volunteer was shown two sets of stripes simultaneously--but told to pay attention to just one--the team could tell which set the subject was concentrating on.
In the second experiment, John-Dylan Haynes and Geraint Rees of University College London showed volunteers two images in quick succession, with the first flashing so quickly that the subjects couldn't clearly identify it. But by analyzing their brain activity, the scientists successfully identified which image had been shown, even when the subjects themselves didn't remember seeing it. Together, the results elucidate how the brain reacts to stimuli, even when they are "invisible." If scientists could gain a true understanding of the neural basis of subjective experience, Kamitani and Tong write, it might one day "allow for reliable prediction of a person's mental state based solely on measurements of his or her brain state." --Sarah Graham
Nora Deirdre - Apr 25, 2005 10:23:08 am PDT #8722 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
hooray, for Meija sighting!
sumi - Apr 25, 2005 10:23:15 am PDT #8723 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Jeff!! So glad that you are back.
Susan W. - Apr 25, 2005 10:23:47 am PDT #8724 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Jeff! Welcome back!
tommyrot - Apr 25, 2005 10:24:20 am PDT #8725 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yay Jeff!
Atropa - Apr 25, 2005 10:24:39 am PDT #8726 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jeff! Welcome back!