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  • Looking into an X-Ray mirror

    Looking into an X-Ray mirror

    If I had X-Ray vision I might see this were I to look into a mirror…
    You can make out quite a few interesting features. Apparently my first cervical vertebrae never fully closed… so part of my spine is ‘open’ (okay you can’t tell that from this image, but you CAN from my CT scan!). This is not uncommon (so they tell me), but it makes me wonder if this is the source of the hole through which my thoughts occasionally leak out.

    P.S. Those super bright things in my mouth? Satellite uplinks, baby (for chatting with my alien friends and to watch new episodes of Glee).

    (click once, then again for larger)

    X-ray of my head - front view
    X-ray of my head – front view
    X-ray of my head - side view
    X-ray of my head – side view
  • Inside My Head 3 – Sagittal CT Scan

    Inside My Head 3 – Sagittal CT Scan

    Here is the final view inside my head, showing a number of suspiciously empty spaces… hmmmmm.

    [cincopa AMOAAnuQBcCo]

    The cat scan slices of my head - sagittal sections
    The cat scan slices of my head – sagittal sections

  • Inside My Head 2 – Axial CT Scan

    Well, things wouldn’t be complete unless I included the other two missing dimensions. Unfortunately, these three dimensions will only reveal an extremely minimal amount of information about the marbles rattling around in my noggin. To get a sense for the many more dimensions that I inhabit, you’d have to read through this blog and maybe come over for a beer.

    In any case, here’s a video I made of my recent CAT Scan, this time slicing my head axially…

    [cincopa AAIAMm-OBA-n]

  • Inside my head 1 – Coronal CT Scan

    Inside my head 1 – Coronal CT Scan

    Have you ever wondered what goes on in your head? I have. Recently an opportunity arose to gather some visual data on the inside of a space that I already know better than anyone else from an experiential perspective, but not really at all from a structural one.

    Through secret underground connections (thanks, Badger) I was able to procure the results of a recent CAT Scan that–I hope you’ll agree–is fascinating. A little photoshop here, a dash of after effects there, and voila, a video trip through my head, literally.

    [cincopa AwGAlnubBIrl]In case you are interested, they take an initial x-ray picture that shows where each slice or section of the full CT scan will occur:

    If my head went through a cheese grater, it might look like this.
    If my head went through a cheese grater, it might look like this.

    If you want to know how to read the scan and help me figure out why I’m so weird, take a look at the following DIY CT Scan video: