Can you identify it from this video? Is it rare or is it often misdiagnosed? The diagnosis is disclosed approximately 5 minutes into the video.

The CDC estimates more than 5 million people have a mental or physical disability from a head injury - injuries that can lead to homelessness, addiction or depression. Head injuries are the most common wound in the war in Iraq. The RAND Corp. estimates as many as a third of veterans may have suffered a head injury.

Oliver Sacks (author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) talks about Charles Bonnett syndrome hallucinations in this fascinating TED talk. 

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meetings always bring forth the best and brightest the field has to offer.  Fresh, curious minds interact with seasoned sages, bouncing their ideas off one another and challenging each others hypotheses to the death.  Research is presented in miles upon miles of poster presentations and bullet-speed speeches.  You come; you see; you walk away dazed, confused, enlightened, and sparked with novel ideas.

You also party your a$$ off.  

High risk of drowning in epileptics.

Upon announcing that you study neuro, you’re typically confronted with one of two reactions:

“Ohhhh, okaaaaaay,”

slowly backing away, backing away, hoping to break eye contact with you.

Or, the comedians of the world will respond with,

“Well, I’ll be. You study the brain? Why don’t you study my brain? It’ll be a quick study. Ain’t much going on in there.” 

Foot-In-Mouth Syndrome (FIMS). Where is NIH funding for this disorder sans a cure? While some of us suffer more than others, no one is spared from, at the very least, a 24-hour bout of FIMS.