Shaw got it right
George Bernard Shaw wrote The Doctor’s Dilemma, Preface on Doctors in 1909. It is fun to read some excerpts: It is not the fault of our doctors that the medical service of the community, as at present provided for, is a murderous absurdity. That any sane nation, having observed that you could provide for the [...]
Oñi Ochun’s Photos
Oñi Ochun’s Photos – Profile Pictures – (Facebook)
WPC Opening Ceremonies, Part I
The opening ceremonies of the 2nd World Parkinson Congress (WPC) included some inspiring and informative moments. Here are some quick highlights: Andrew Lees, M.D., Master of Ceremonies, opened the program and introduced the evening’s speakers, including Glasgow’s Lord Provost who welcomed everyone to the city. BBC News Presenter Jane Hill presented awards to Tony Cox [...]
Obama’s lie: Iraq war has not ended!
BAGHDAD—Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq’s ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens. It was the first exchange of fire involving U.S. troops in Baghdad [...]
Modern Tract-Tracing for Historical Psychosurgery
Figure 3 (Schoene-Bake et al., 2010). Intersection of connectivity maps of Anterior Capsulotomy (red), Anterior Cingulotomy (blue), and Subcaudate Tractotomy (green) tracking results. Overlap of AC and ACT shown with magenta, AC and SCT in yellow, and ACT and SCT in cyan. The white area shows overlapping of AC, ACT, and SCT mean probability-tracking maps [...]
