Research into the role of the brain in chronic pain
I reckon that all great scientific discoveries are judged on two criteria: firstly the idea must be truly original and useful to human-kind and secondly it must permeate into popular culture. I’ll cite two examples: (1) Gravity not only bruised Newton’s forehead and still keeps us grounded but also provides hours of entertainment to skydivers … [Read more...]
This is an oldy but a real goody. I must say that I half expect the codfish stare of death every time someone asks me what I do and have been more than tempted to groovy it up a bit with something like 'brain surgery'. However, this fellow is rather less coy about his line of work. Check it out - it is predictable but I would suggest, … [Read more...]
The clinical sciences literature is full of examples of an association between two variables being mistaken for causation. How many treatments are based on strong evidence that 'this' and 'that' are related with NO evidence that 'this' causes 'that'? It is a fundamental error and can lead to ridiculous conclusions. That is not the problem I … [Read more...]
Some time ago we ran a competition to find a new logo for Body in Mind. We wanted the logo to capture what we are about. We also wanted it to be catchy and memorable and recognisable. Finally, we did not want to fork out a small fortune to someone who tries to convince us that this is what they do and end up with one we don't really like. … [Read more...]
Some time ago (Heidi says 'in the dim distance past') we ran a riddle about this photo:There were two prizes - for the correct explanation and for the answer we like the best. Well, surprise surprise, NO ONE got it correct. There were bits that were close. You will see how difficult it is to get it correct when you read the correct … [Read more...]
Body in Mind Design Challenge Following in the footsteps of NeuRA, Body in Mind is starting a new legacy. We are preparing for some minor cosmetic changes. BiM’s Project Logo offers you the opportunity to create a logo for our prestigious blog. If you are artistically inclined this competition is for you.This competition is open to … [Read more...]
I was recently traveling in the UK. I travel light so as to make ridiculously tight deadlines - even stopping for my luggage could best laid plans lay waste. I decided this was a good opportunity to test out the relative stink-index of two kinds of socks - cotton and bamboo. So, I undertook a double blind randomised comparison. In the … [Read more...]
See if you can solve this riddle. A picture, they say, tells a thousand words. This one doesn't tell that many but if you can work out what it is saying, we will give you are prize....The hint: We are starting a series of new experiments, each item in this picture contributes to a description of what the experiment is about. There are … [Read more...]
Dr Iain Beith, a lovely fellow with a penchant for the good things (I mean the really good things, not the reasonably good things like fine wines and live theatre), sent us this and it is absolutely magnifico! There is little one can add by describing it so you should just watch it. Suffice to say - shouldn't we be replicating this in all the … [Read more...]
If only it was always this easy! Actually, if only it was EVER this easy. Still, there is nothing like an unorthodox approach to patient-clinician relationships to convince a patient that the feeling they have of their hand is absolutely, 100%, totally, a construction of the brain... and it seems to have caused quite a stir - thanks to Jeisea … [Read more...]
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