Look at the size of this thing

So, ak needed volunteers for her research in functional MRI, and as incentive I got to keep the images. Neato huh? Man, these are so freaky... I love it.

ak has a strange fascination with brains (where strange = scary). I mean, who talks about internal organs as pieces of art?? Right and left symmetry, compactness of gyrus, increasing gaps of the sulcus...??? WTH, ak!

It was enough to even make me a bit insecure about my brain. I mean, what if my brain has no.... sulcus-ly goodness? Should I feel bad? and try to come up with an excuse?

ak: yah, your sulcus is really... REALLY... 'something'.
me: I... I... didn't eat breakfast today. Could that be it?
ak: no.

I could tell she was disappointed in my brain images, just trying to hold it back. She said something encouraging about my motor cortex or something, but the last thing I wanted was her brain pity.

haha