Imagine a remote control that can adjust the brain.

[nangiggles]

I was a behind-the-retina visual neuroscience guy for years, and we used to delineate the world exactly that way. We considered ourselves the "hard science" guys and the psychology/development/behavior guys the "soft science" guys (we had snide names for them, like the School of Arts and Crafts).

The older I get and the more I observe, the more I'm convinced that both sides are co-mingled in some really bizarre ways.

1) I do think that the hard-science aspects of your brain (neurotransmitter levels, overall brain state, synaptic organization, genetic variations) have a huge impact on how you react to the circumstances in front of you. Within that tiny, 2-10 second decision-making period, you're almost 100% on autopilot. Over the immediate time interval in front of you, you're in far less control than you think.

2) But I also believe that the soft sciences stuff gradually remodels the hard-science aspects of your brain over time. The mantra "fake it till you make it" is incredibly accurate. Behavioral overrides of existing patterns over a long enough period of time will undoubtedly lead to brain chemistry changes that make them more comfortable -- but that door swings both ways (it can make things worse as well).

3) And finally (as if anyone cared, fuck you guys in advance), I think we like to think that our frontal lobes assess situations and guide us toward action. I personally think that a huge majority of the time, our older brains make the call and our frontal lobes actually spend their energy justifying the decision.

tl;dr

That's why I went for the best of both worlds, clinical neuropsychology

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[miplank]

[email protected] were working at 7-11 like 6 mo ago.

 

[wootoom]

imagine a remote control that would tell everyone in this thread to stfu and gtfo?

 

[bigbassturd]

Lolololololol

''It's the new and improved 'Cool Fucking Story Control!' Yours now for only $21.50 + S&H!! Call now!''

 

[wootoom]

lolololololol

''it's the new and improved 'cool fucking story control!' yours now for only $21.50 + s&h!! Call now!''

lolololol

 

[nangiggles]

[email protected] were working at 7-11 like 6 mo ago.

Never worked at a 7 eleven, get ur shit straight

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[miplank]

pretty sure you were setting up slurpee machines...

 

[wootoom]

Lol!!!!

 

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Andres Lozano: Parkinson's, depression and the switch that might turn them off | Video on TED.com

Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down -- like a radio dial or thermostat -- to correct dysfunction. Andres Lozano offers a dramatic look at emerging techniques, in which a woman with Parkinson's instantly stops shaking and brain areas eroded by Alzheimer's are brought back to life.

does it cure teh geigh?