Down the street from Che^z near the US Army's Ft Detreck Walter Reed Annex is the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The building itself is fascinating architecturally ...

... as are some of the materials in glass cases inside, such as these tiny fetal skeletons ...

... and various other exhibits involving mostly military-related medical themes. Among the most interesting neuroscience-related items at the NMHM is a genuine "brain in a vat" (with spinal cord) ...

... but if a visitor gets too close, an undocumented feature of this display apparently may be triggered ...

... and pull that person's consciousness into the pickled cerebral mass, leaving behind a vacant stare and an empty-headed ...

... zombie. Strangely but fortunately, however, in the case of this victim of the system absolutely no differences could be observed after the mind was removed!

^z - 2014-10-18