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Signalanalysis > Blog
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4/3/2009
In the February 19 2009 issue of Nature David Brunner and Klaas Pruessmann from ETH Zurich showed that by using travelling instead of standing radio-frequency waves to acquire MR images, it becomes possible to obtain high-quality images of larger parts of the body at once. More importantly from the perspective of a patient, even at 7T these superb images can be obtained without the need to have the receiver very close to the body, thereby limiting patient room. Actually, this kind of technique will even allow more space around the patient. A nice example of how thinking outside the box, and, according to the press release, a serendipitous event (a conventional MR image with fold-over artefacts) can trigger a new evolution in technology. 3/2/2009
TED provides 15 minute presentations by both eminent researchers and young rising stars on very diverse subjects. Both very interesting from a content point of view, but also to learn how to present your topic in only 15 minutes in an accessible, thought-provoking and entertaining way. I loved the talks by Ramachandran and by Petsko on the center of your mind and the coming neurological epidemic (Alzheimer's disease) respectively. On a whole different topic: check out Merrill's talk on 'Siftables'. 2/25/2009
It was only today that I learned about ORPHEUS, the Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System. Since I have been chair of the Educational Committee of our graduate school BCN since 2005, their aims have my special interest and I should have actually known about them sooner. They have published several interesting position papers as well.
They will organize their fourth meeting on 23-25 April 2009 in Aarhus which will have as its theme "Setting Standards for the PhD Degree in Biomedicine and Health Sciences". Also accessible to PhD students! 2/19/2009
In my never-ending search for good instructional materials I encountered the site of the Mind Project. There are many interesting animations there, e.g. to explain the generation of action potentials and neuronal synchrony and also a link to a virtual EEG lab where you can design and analyse your own visual EEG experiment! |
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