Tag Archives: nerves

Neck Traction: Please, Oh, Please Wear This in Public

Made to ease neck pain by releasing pressure caused by pinched nerves and the like, (at least so they say, though i’m not totally convinced that the creators of this device weren’t just�orchestrating�some sort of�ingenious�plot to see the length at which people will go to ease their sore muscles), Neck Traction offers some much needed relief (again, so they say) ...

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First 3D Map of the Brain’s Connections

We knew anatomy could be gorgeous, but this is beyond anything else we’ve ever seen, and it’s guaranteed to be something you haven’t seen, being the first 3D image of a brain’s connections. Van Wedeen, a Harvard radiology professor, is awestruck: “We’ve never really seen the brain – it’s been hiding in plain sight.” Conventional scanning has offered us a ...

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Anatomical Sheets Are Perfect For Blossoming Doctors

Can you point out where your ilium is? I know I can’t! Not yet at least. Though I might take a sudden interest in anatomy if I had sheets which constantly reminded me of my innards. The anatomically correct “Hypochondria” sheets remind you that there are plenty of small moving parts within you which could malfunction at any second. Yes, ...

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Live at dog’s eye view with One Eye Ball

Ever wondered how your pet dog views the world? One Eye Ball by Hung-Chih Pen attempts to recreate the dog perspective for us bipedal mammals. The One Eye Ball concept works by mounting eyeglasses-sized LCD displays in the helmet, which are connected a a camera at the end of a tube. The camera sits around the same height as a ...

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