A model for us all

> Six years ago, my wife @GabbyGiffords [https://twitter.com/GabbyGiffords] was almost killed. But she has seized her 2nd chance at life & at service. https://t.co/bx82nTcarR pic.twitter.com/vk3rOF79fj [https://t.co/vk3rOF79fj] — Mark Kelly (@ShuttleCDRKelly) January 8, 2017 [https://twitter.com/ShuttleCDRKelly/status/818110674987577344]…

Hmm...

> *Typing this caption with my left hand only* pic.twitter.com/tRi34mFwzK [https://t.co/tRi34mFwzK] — Did You Know? (@DidYouKnowFacts) November 4, 2016 [https://twitter.com/DidYouKnowFacts/status/794539712929300486] I wonder if my wife agrees (then again, maybe it's what kept me from smashing a window when…

VR for Stroke Patients

> Virtual Reality Stroke Rehab Sees Real-World Results https://t.co/YvJ50OJ5ES @Ianthebush [https://twitter.com/ianthebush] #WCNR2016 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCNR2016?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/0wh5u7ikqY [https://t.co/0wh5u7ikqY] — MindMaze (@MindMazeSA) May 16, 2016 [https://twitter.com/MindMazeSA/status/732153512654721024]…

Robots for stroke care

> Robots Help Doctors Improve Care for #Stroke [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stroke?src=hash] Patients https://t.co/Wc9Pfbjobq #medicine [https://twitter.com/hashtag/medicine?src=hash] #technology [https://twitter.com/hashtag/technology?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/OwEjvxmwfB [https://t.co/OwEjvxmwfB] — MindMaze (@MindMazeSA) February 11, 2016 [https:…

Amen to that

> "Having one hand is my complete reality, not a half a reality. I don't see two-handers ruing the fact that they don't have three." BJ Miller — On Being (@Beingtweets) October 22, 2015 [https://twitter.com/Beingtweets/status/657276723311067136]…

My Perfect Mind

Ben Brantley's review of My Perfect Mind [http://nyti.ms/1MNCUmK] at The New York Times today is prompting me to read King Lear again and making me wish I could head to New York to watch Edward Petherbridge perform. Brantley explains that My Perfect Mind is "…

Where Can I Try This?

> Virtual reality for stroke rehab @BW [https://twitter.com/BW] @MindMazeSA [https://twitter.com/MindMazeSA] #CDoM [https://twitter.com/hashtag/CDoM?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/1gkFva7Q75 [http://t.co/1gkFva7Q75] — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 1, 2015 [https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/594229744431796224] Looks like MindMaze [http://www.mindmaze.…

Brain Stimulation

This report from the PBS NewsHour got my attention with the news that researchers are looking into the possibility that mild electrical stimulation of the brain might improve plasticity. I had to wait till the end for an application directly related to stroke—whether motor function could be improved for…