Lymph System Shocker!!! The PD Pundit Looks at Yet Another Surprise From the Amazing Brain

Heads up! A brand new edition of the PD Pundit now available for your inspection! Just click here, and prepare yourself for a stunning revelation.

The Parkinson's Rag Rag

Recent news that, for the third time in a row, this blog had been recognized as one of the top 14 blogs about Parkinson's Disease seemed cause for celebration. So, sparing no expense, I commissioned myself to do a t-shirt. (Of course I got the crony discount, that's the way the world goes 'round.) A reasonable facsimile of the end result appears above, It comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors. You'll want one for the entire family, but I suggest buying each member their own, as quarrels over whose day it is to wear the shirt are sure to ensue if you only buy one. They cost $24.98, and you can order yours here.

'We Use Only 10% of Our Brains.' is 100% B.S.

I've long been skeptical of the idea that humans use only 10% of their brain capacity. It's like arguing we waste our capacity for limb use by only walking on our legs. The Atlantic's Sam McDougle makes mincemeat of this myth here. The article has some nice reporting about where we got this hare-brained notion in the first place, and a little reflection on the present state of neuroscience.

High Country: Whacked on Anesthesia, DBS Patient Has Visions

Yes folks, it's another panel from the yet-unfinished-or-sold-blockbuster-graphic-memoir. In this thrilling episode, our protagonist has visions. But visions of what?... or should that be whom? Find out when you read the entire thrilling narrative of one man's adventures with Parkinson's Disease. Not sold in stores, or anywhere else. Yet.