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Psychiatrist knits anatomically correct woolly brain
telegraph.co.uk ^
| January 15, 2009
| Caroline Gammell
Posted on 01/16/2009 8:28:30 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Psychiatrist Dr Karen Norberg, of National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a year knitting an anatomically correct replica of the human brain.
Dr Norberg used different colours to represent parts of the notoriously complex organ.
The frontal cortex is cream and pale green, the visual cortex a mix of blue, purple and turquoise while the hippocampus is made up of baby pink wool.
The two sides of the nine inch brain - one and a half times life size - are joined together by a zip with the cerebellum knitted in blue and spinal cord trailing off in white strands of wool.
Dr Norberg, from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said she was determined to finish her challenge once she had started: "It was a labour of love.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: freepun; knit1; perl2
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Dr. Norberg when she's not busy knitting
To: Free ThinkerNY
LOL! Probably your tax money at “work” or not being used to bailout bankrupt banks.
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01/16/2009 8:29:51 PM PST
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Frantzie
To: Free ThinkerNY
My only question is...Why? Why knit a brain?
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01/16/2009 8:35:08 PM PST
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madison10
To: Free ThinkerNY
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01/16/2009 8:35:40 PM PST
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JoeProBono
("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
To: madison10
There’s a pattern out there for a knitted uterus complete with fallopian tubes...I’ve seen it online. Some people just have strange ways to pass the time....
To: JoeProBono
Now that’s a pic I never expected to see...LOL. Knitting in the round with 5 needles yet. I’m impressed.
To: Free ThinkerNY
ROFLMAO.
Obviously a “string” theory expert.
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01/16/2009 8:41:20 PM PST
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DannyTN
To: JoeProBono
Knitting is very therapeutic. :)
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posted on
01/16/2009 8:42:15 PM PST
by
Marie Antoinette
(Proud Clinton-hater since 1998.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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01/16/2009 8:43:06 PM PST
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dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Knitted guts
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01/16/2009 8:44:29 PM PST
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: madison10
“My only question is...Why? Why knit a brain?”
Wha?...You think he should knit a kidney?
No, seriously folks, it’s the perfect knit wit!
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01/16/2009 8:45:26 PM PST
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Beowulf9
To: Free ThinkerNY
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01/16/2009 8:46:44 PM PST
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Attention Surplus Disorder
(Satire writers should get a bailout. The current reality is putting them out of business.)
To: Peanut Gallery
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01/16/2009 8:47:38 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(You don't know the power of the Dork Side. | Can he lead a normal life? No, he'll be an engineer.)
To: Knitting A Conundrum
Directions for a different one here:
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/PATTwomb.html
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01/16/2009 8:47:51 PM PST
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LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: Marie Antoinette
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01/16/2009 8:47:59 PM PST
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JoeProBono
("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
To: Knitting A Conundrum
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01/16/2009 8:52:30 PM PST
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JoeProBono
("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
Bookmark. The wife has to see this.
To: Free ThinkerNY
It is a transplant ordered for Zero. They are still waiting on a Knitted (K)nappy headed enclosure to put it in.
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01/16/2009 8:53:26 PM PST
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Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Free ThinkerNY; Knitting A Conundrum
If one is to knit wool, mustn’t one first be a woolgatherer?
That thing wouldn’t even keep a hamster warm...
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01/16/2009 8:54:02 PM PST
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The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: Professional Engineer
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01/16/2009 8:54:43 PM PST
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JoeProBono
("Creative License. Take as much as you want.")
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