GREAT IDEA, Scott!! I'm excited about your proposal. I think that electronics folks, instead of medical folks, would have a much better handle on how to program DBS. Hope that your idea has a receptive ear. -------- God bless Mary Ann (CG Jamie 68/28 with PD, died 11/20/07) www.bentwillowfarm.org > Hello, All. I am just as convinced as the rest of you that we need more > highly trained, highly skilled, experienced and dedicated DBS programmers. > Oh, yes, and *talented* ones! Maybe I'm wrong on this, but having worked > with > musicians since the 1960s (and programmers since this past summer), I'm > convinced that we need DBS programmers who work very much like sound > engineers: people who see the almost limitless programming combinations > available, and have developed a sensity (an "ear," in this case) of which > knobs to turn how far and which switches to flip one way or another in > order > to find the delicate balance necessary to achieve the desired result. > (Ever > see a huge recording studio soundboard? It's overwhelming to most of us!) > > The human body is far more complex than a sound recording, obviously, but > I > see similar talents and skills being required to produce positive results. > Very seriously, I'm going to contact my friends in the business in hopes > that > someone is thinking about a career change. It's all about being in tune, > isn't it? Scott > > Scott E. Antes > Department of Anthropology > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn