Member Photo Thread

Danger

Well, it couldn't be after all. Who would expect a photo of an invisible man?

hypnagogue

Yeah, I actually laughed when the experimenter told me to do that because he just said it so matter-of-factly. "Ho hum, tie your shoes, snap your fingers, clear your mind of all thoughts." They know it's not trivial of course, but I guess there's not much more you can say. And even if you fail to keep your mind free of thoughts, just trying to do so is likely to produce a less noisy brain image than if you're letting your mind roam free.

They didn't really specify. I suppose they're content going with colloquial interpretations, which I don't think is bad-- intuitively, there's an identifiable feeling of being aroused and one of feeling 'bad' (I don't know if that's exactly how they phrased it, but it was something simple), and they're pretty clearly distinct.

Not really, but it sounds like it might have something to do with attributing emotions to aroused states. (e.g. experiments have shown that people who are played a recording of a rapid heart beat and told that it is a recording of their own heart tend to feel anxious as a result.) Maybe post something about it over in the Mind & Brain Sciences forum?

Yes, there's the pause to record assessments of arousal and affect, then there's another brief pause with a fixation point, and finally the time you spend looking at the cue. Altogether I'd say there was about 5 or 6 seconds inbetween actually viewing images. On some trials they also presented a cue without showing an image afterwards and then asked for arousal/affect ratings before repeating the cuing process.

zoobyshoe

Hypnagogue, I thought there was something out of place as I looked at your scans, so I brought them to the local MRI clinic, and sure enough they saw it too:

honestrosewater

So that's what happens when you try to clear your mind of all thoughts.

hypnagogue

zoob, don't you know the law of neuro-sanito-exclusion? It goes something like this:

zoobyshoe

Zoobies manage it.

Evo

A rare full length photo of Evo going to a party.

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Math Is Hard

Very pretty, Evo! Where were you off to? Was this taken this weekend?

Evo

Going to a holiday party a couple of years ago. I don't have very many pictures of me standing, I'm always sitting.

Astronuc

On behalf of the men of PF,

WOW!!!

Repeating myself of many moons ago - Simply stunning, and of course, very beautiful!

Evo

Awww, Astronuc, you're such a sweetie.

Danger

TheStatutoryApe

Oh my my my... Astronuc has earned the right to speak on my behalf when ever he likes.

hypatia

Just a beautiful photo Evo, your just as cute as can be!

zoobyshoe

arildno

You are simply divine.

Evo

I'm multiplying.

I have the dumbest looking grin, now you know why I don't smile in pictures.