Sadistic?
I have this assignment for my psych class. We have to decide what part of the brain we would lesion (destroy). We have to know where this part of the brain is located, how we would do it, why, and what we expect will happen. She even said we could put WHO we would do this to. Now, does this sound like a normal, healthy, assignment to anybody else? At least I don't actually have to follow through with executing my decision on someone. So, I guess it's time to get down to business. Choices, choices.
I guess I should decide what I want the end result to be and then figure out which part of the brain that coordinates with. Sight? Touch? Speech? Hearing? Appetite? Breathing? Emotions? Motor Skills (movement)? Learning? Memory? Let's see, if I was going to be without one of these things, what would I choose?
Well, Breathing is essential so that's pretty much out of the question. Sight would be a hard one to live without. I love to sing so Speech and Hearing are both important, but if I couldn't hear I wouldn't have to listen to other people who THINK they can sing! Hmmm... I don't think I could live without being able to Touch things. That's something everybody craves. A hug, a kiss, a handshake, somebody running their hands through your hair, tapping your toes to music. If I had no Appetite I could definitely lose weight:) I think the problem with that is that you stop eating completely. You wouldn't last very long with that one. Emotions? You'd never be sad, you'd never hurt, you'd never be angry. But you'd never be happy, you'd never be excited, and you'd probably hurt a lot of other people. Movement? No walking, talking, dancing, playing, laughing, holding. Mmmm....no. Learning or Memory? Knowledge is key. And I don't think you can necessarily learn if you can't form new memories or can't remember the old ones.
It looks like you can't really live without each part of your brain. It's amazing that each peice plays a fundamental role in our existence. I can't imagine destroying any part of the brain. Maybe I'll write a haiku instead...
I have this assignment for my psych class. We have to decide what part of the brain we would lesion (destroy). We have to know where this part of the brain is located, how we would do it, why, and what we expect will happen. She even said we could put WHO we would do this to. Now, does this sound like a normal, healthy, assignment to anybody else? At least I don't actually have to follow through with executing my decision on someone. So, I guess it's time to get down to business. Choices, choices.
I guess I should decide what I want the end result to be and then figure out which part of the brain that coordinates with. Sight? Touch? Speech? Hearing? Appetite? Breathing? Emotions? Motor Skills (movement)? Learning? Memory? Let's see, if I was going to be without one of these things, what would I choose?
Well, Breathing is essential so that's pretty much out of the question. Sight would be a hard one to live without. I love to sing so Speech and Hearing are both important, but if I couldn't hear I wouldn't have to listen to other people who THINK they can sing! Hmmm... I don't think I could live without being able to Touch things. That's something everybody craves. A hug, a kiss, a handshake, somebody running their hands through your hair, tapping your toes to music. If I had no Appetite I could definitely lose weight:) I think the problem with that is that you stop eating completely. You wouldn't last very long with that one. Emotions? You'd never be sad, you'd never hurt, you'd never be angry. But you'd never be happy, you'd never be excited, and you'd probably hurt a lot of other people. Movement? No walking, talking, dancing, playing, laughing, holding. Mmmm....no. Learning or Memory? Knowledge is key. And I don't think you can necessarily learn if you can't form new memories or can't remember the old ones.
It looks like you can't really live without each part of your brain. It's amazing that each peice plays a fundamental role in our existence. I can't imagine destroying any part of the brain. Maybe I'll write a haiku instead...
posted by Heidi @ 12:13 PM
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