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Last year an MRI scan was made of my brain. This was part of a promotion research at the university. All I got back was a lousy screenshot of my brain. ;-) No
by rogeryu 11y ago
Last year an MRI scan was made of my brain. This was part of a promotion research at the university. All I got back was a lousy screenshot of my brain. ;-)
No but seriously - it was a big shock to see my brain in a picture. It is a really weird experience, similar when I saw myself for the first time on film. Maybe this is a normal experience for the current generation, but I hadn't seen myself on film before age 15. You have an image how you move, what you look like, but then you see this on film, and it's a total shocker. All these small movements you make, typical for you, and everybody around you knows them, except for you. So everybody else sees nothing strange when viewing that movie, except you.
I've seen many MRI scans in films and tv series, although I can't remember one since then. From these I have a general picture of what a brain looks like. I've seen plastic 3D brain models. And then I see my brain and it's so different. It's clearly me, no doubt, but still... Totally weird!!!
- christiangenco 11y agoHow do you feel like a low resolution 3D scan of what someone told you was the inside of your head is clearly you? I'd feel like they could've shown me anyone's MRI and I'd have no way of telling them apart.
- rogeryu 11y agoI got one screenshot with three images in it. The (vertical) profile image is clearly me. The other two (vertical frontal and horizontal at eye level) that could be anyone.
- christiangenco 11y agoAhh, that's super neat. I didn't realize MRIs included vertical profiles!
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