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Opera And Rap, MRI-Style

August 5th, 2010 by Berci in Better Health Network, Medical Art, Research, Video
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The Speech Production and Articulation Knowledge Group at the University of Southern California (USC) works on very interesting projects. If you’ve ever wondered what an MRI of vocal performance might look like, this is it. From USC:

This video illustrates real-time MRI of vocal performance. It includes examples from a soprano and an emcee/beatboxer. This video was featured at the Sounds and Visions Session of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Scientific Sessions, May 2006, Seattle.

the diva and the emcee from Krishna Nayak on Vimeo.

*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*

Using Rap To Teach CPR

May 22nd, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News
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Earlier this week we facetiously found out how sex is being used to teach CPR. Now the American Heart Association is turning to rap to teach CPR basics in its Be The Beat campaign:

*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*