Comments on: How Stuff Works - Alien Hand http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940 the delicious frosting on your internet Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Greater Czarina http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29649 Greater Czarina Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:56:42 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29649 Chuck, that's so cool! Congrats on the fascinating article! Chuck, that’s so cool! Congrats on the fascinating article!

]]> By: Maggie http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29598 Maggie Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:33:13 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29598 I often look stuff up there! Nice job, Chuck! Congratulations! Oh, and if you get bored, write us up a little something on the ol' jimmy legs that Geekboy mentioned earlier. Jeremy twitches like a crazy man itching to steal something when it gets late at night. It's different from everything I've read about Reckless Leg Syndrome, which acts up when you lay down to try to sleep. With Jeremy, the legs go all jimmy on him when he's sitting up watching tv, and he gets relief when he lays down for sleep. It's all very weird. I often look stuff up there!

Nice job, Chuck! Congratulations!

Oh, and if you get bored, write us up a little something on the ol’ jimmy legs that Geekboy mentioned earlier. Jeremy twitches like a crazy man itching to steal something when it gets late at night. It’s different from everything I’ve read about Reckless Leg Syndrome, which acts up when you lay down to try to sleep. With Jeremy, the legs go all jimmy on him when he’s sitting up watching tv, and he gets relief when he lays down for sleep. It’s all very weird.

]]> By: chuckb123 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29594 chuckb123 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:06:51 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29594 Thanks, everybody! I know it's not exactly a hot commodity screenplay, but it's my first paid writing gig and I'm VERY happy at work for once in my life. I'll continue to share links for the good ones - not so much on um... How Catalytic Converters Works. It's a way cool site too if you're into random knowledge. We get 8 million hits a month! Thanks, everybody! I know it’s not exactly a hot commodity screenplay, but it’s my first paid writing gig and I’m VERY happy at work for once in my life. I’ll continue to share links for the good ones - not so much on um… How Catalytic Converters Works.

It’s a way cool site too if you’re into random knowledge. We get 8 million hits a month!

]]> By: freakgirl http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29592 freakgirl Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:04:27 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29592 Interesting stuff, patrick. Nerding out is always welcome here, by the way. Interesting stuff, patrick. Nerding out is always welcome here, by the way.

]]> By: patrick http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29588 patrick Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:19:56 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29588 Congrats-- nice article on a classic "weirdo" systems neuroscience/neuropsychiatric disorder, which I guess is sorta my gig now. I could (and would) nerd out about this for days, but I don't think it's quite the venue. I will, however, recommend a great popular science book called "Phantoms in the Brain" by V.S. Ramachandran, which contains a bunch of great case studies about stuff like this. (Including one "Strangelove" patient.) Unfortunately, this isn't really the sort of thing that drugs can fix, beyond paralyzing the rogue arm; it's a total (or at least major) loss of connectivity between the hemispheres. If we could fix this, we could also create people like Kim Peek, the real-life Rain Man, who has supernormal connectivity between hemispheres. Fun side note: I think Ramachandran says something about the left hand most commonly being the destructive one-- it's controlled by the right motor strip, and the right side of the brain tends to be the more emotionally fragile/illogical one. See? That was only nerding out for several minutes, and not days. Congrats– nice article on a classic “weirdo” systems neuroscience/neuropsychiatric disorder, which I guess is sorta my gig now. I could (and would) nerd out about this for days, but I don’t think it’s quite the venue. I will, however, recommend a great popular science book called “Phantoms in the Brain” by V.S. Ramachandran, which contains a bunch of great case studies about stuff like this. (Including one “Strangelove” patient.)

Unfortunately, this isn’t really the sort of thing that drugs can fix, beyond paralyzing the rogue arm; it’s a total (or at least major) loss of connectivity between the hemispheres. If we could fix this, we could also create people like Kim Peek, the real-life Rain Man, who has supernormal connectivity between hemispheres.

Fun side note: I think Ramachandran says something about the left hand most commonly being the destructive one– it’s controlled by the right motor strip, and the right side of the brain tends to be the more emotionally fragile/illogical one.

See? That was only nerding out for several minutes, and not days.

]]> By: freakgirl http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29587 freakgirl Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:04:50 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29587 I'm jealous, too. I’m jealous, too.

]]> By: ken http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29585 ken Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:33:53 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29585 It's only a matter of time before the pharmacutecal industry comes up with a drug for this, though maybe the same stuff they use for restless legs syndrome will work. Congrats Chuck, them seems like a super cool gig. I'm jealous. It’s only a matter of time before the pharmacutecal industry comes up with a drug for this, though maybe the same stuff they use for restless legs syndrome will work.

Congrats Chuck, them seems like a super cool gig. I’m jealous.

]]> By: Emilie http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29575 Emilie Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:40:11 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29575 I'm so proud of my husband. I’m so proud of my husband.

]]> By: Michael http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29574 Michael Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:14:26 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29574 Mazel tov, Chuck. Loved it! I can't wait to read more of your stuff. And I can't believe I've never even heard of Alien Hand before. I'm gonna have to watch that "Angel" episode again. Any excuse, really. And Buffy had that mummy hand attack her over and over again. If only I'd known about Alien Hand that time when my mom caught me with Timmy Barlage in 7th grade. Mazel tov, Chuck. Loved it! I can’t wait to read more of your stuff. And I can’t believe I’ve never even heard of Alien Hand before.

I’m gonna have to watch that “Angel” episode again. Any excuse, really. And Buffy had that mummy hand attack her over and over again.

If only I’d known about Alien Hand that time when my mom caught me with Timmy Barlage in 7th grade.

]]> By: Melonie http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29573 Melonie Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:51:04 +0000 http://freakgirl.com/blog/how-stuff-works-alien-hand/9940#comment-29573 Congrats Chuck ! I think I have the-involuntarily stuffing of food in the mouth LOL:) Congrats Chuck !

I think I have the-involuntarily stuffing of food in the mouth LOL#

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