My never-ending search for finding out more on how *I/we* work has lead me to a consumer focused EEG application. I'm not even sure how I ended up on the clip on YouTube below, but that started an interesting thought that this could be a way to learn more about which parts of the brain are active for which personalities.
Research has already shown that with the aid of MRI scans it is possible to see the switches happening. However this requires the person with DID to be able to switch on command and preferably between rather different personas/alters (as an example the following were mentioned: the alter that is in front most of the time when interacting with the world, a very traumatized alter, a child alter and probably more). The cost for such a scan are too high and the knowledge about DID is too limited to use it currently for any other purpose than research. Besides, the 'patients' that can be used for this research are required to have full control. Which makes it rather lousy as a diagnostic tool.
I've had a keen interest in how my brain works for many years, when the first D-I-Y EEG equipment was posted on the internet I started to wonder if I could do something with it. Lacking the skills to assemble such a piece of equipment and lacking programming skills, I decided to wait. Now the time has come that we might have this technology within reach, and even more than that. The interesting part for me could be the use of this new technology for monitoring brain activity as we try to switch from one to another. And that's just the beginning...
Watch and be amazed!
Check out the site of Emotiv Systems. Currently not yet available in Europe, but coming soon. Anybody out there willing to sponsor me? :)
