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The field of neurology is entering a period of rapid advances and multidisciplinary contributions. For example, PET scans and novel electronic pulsing technologies are providing new types of information about, and treatment options for, several chronic neurological conditions. Per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the brain is the most intricate element of the human body. It is the center of rationality, interpreter of the senses, initiator of body action, and controller of behavior. Lying in its bony shell and washed by protective fluid, the brain is the source of all the qualities that define our humanity. The human brain uses massively parallel processing. In some respects, it could seem redundant and inefficient to have multiple elements of a processing system work on the same problem. However, enormous parallelism provides many advantages. When time is of the essence, it may bring greater resources to bear on processing data quickly, with less chance of a "bottleneck" holding materials up than with strictly separate, serial processing. Also, it yields heightened resiliency against performance degradation in case some locations of the brain are injured or groups of neurons die. Since neurons do not usually regenerate, this resiliency will generally be a critical factor for functional maintenance and survival. Deep within the brain, hidden from view, are designs that are the gatekeepers between the spinal cord and the cerebral hemispheres. These forms not only determine our emotional state, they also modify our perceptions and reactions depending on that state, and facilitate us to initiate motions that you make without thinking about them. Like the lobes in the cerebral hemispheres, the forms described below come in pairs: each is duplicated in the opposite half of the brain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke). The brain is a highly intricate organ that emits highly complicated EM signals. Scientists have sought to directly read electric signals from the brain through brain-to-computer interfaces, but it is not an easy task. Brain activity may be detected by implanted or surface electrodes, but the output is very noisy and the patterns are complicated. Click on images to learn more about biotechnology/neurotechnology T-shirts: Questions and suggestions concerning the site NeurologicalMedicine.com may be sent to: NeurologicalMedicine.com © 2006 by NeurologicalMedicine.com