Tue 29 Jan 2008 @20:08
A friend was telling me about a story she had heard on NPR this morning about musical hallucinations. In particular, the case of a woman who was losing her hearing and suddenly began hearing music constantly playing in her head. What appears to be happening (and this apparently is not uncommon) is that “the region of her brain devoted to auditory work had so little input, so little to do, the cells in that part of her brain began fabricating output. In other words, her brain was hallucinating.”
The person telling me the story said that she frequently hears music too, usually at night when it is really quiet around the house. Which she followed with the best thing I heard today:
Oh my god! My neurons are bored!
Posted by Tim
January 30th, 2008 at 08:48
interesting! I wonder how this relates to the semi-frequent bouts of tinnitus I m cursed with?
thanks for dropping in on my blog.
to answer your question: we have “tao de ching”, “art of war”, “the tao of pooh”, and the one I’m reading now is “Everyday Tao” (by Deng Ming-Dao). of them all, I like the last one best. it is simple, well-organized, and explains the thinking of Taoists in a clear, accessible manner (I.e.–not steeped in chinese culture or chinese mysticism). If you’re interested in Taoism, I suggest “everyday tao”.
I think tinnitus is similar, but I haven’t looked it up. I do recall that it can be maddening because there’s no way to “turn it off”.
Thanks for the info. I love “The Tao of Pooh” and I’ve also read “The Art of War”. I’ll check out “Everyday Tao” now too. ~Tim
January 30th, 2008 at 10:42
funny she should say that. i recently had a conversation about the synapse destroying effects of watching certain things on tv. i envisioned my neurons joining hands and committing suicide en masse
Ooh, that’s not a pretty picture! ~Tim
February 1st, 2008 at 16:16
Wow, that is strange!
I hope you have a great weekend!
~xo
Lee Ann