December 16, 2003
Brain Alphabet
- The brain is an amazing biological device capable of the most intricate and amazing calculations, and performs demanding multi-tasking computations at the speed of thought. Cognitively, we use our brains to speak language(s) and write. But how often do you use your brain literally to form letters, words, and images?
Original link via J-Walk Blog
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Some of the letters look pretty g ood - U especially - but others I can't even see - B and D are the worst.
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Who was expecting an Akira-esque display of children making images appear on monitors with the power of their genetically altered brains? Seems to be part of a growing movement of "finding the alphabet within my field of study", probably indicating many scientists are really repressed artists. Which'll be next: surgeon, statistician, lab analyst at a dna testing facility or mortician?
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Mortician. Definitely. I also vote that the "brain alphabet" be re-christened the "bralphabet" and be designated a rather specialized subset of braille.