Ch 7 Case Histories
Pick ONE (1) of the case studies listed above and discuss where you see the day-today reality of "ignorance" at work.
The case selected for this post is the section called “THAT THING YOU THINK YOU THINK WITH” (Firestein, 2012, p. 124). Choosing this subject for the discussion was a no brainer, pun intended. For me this section relates to many similarities the brain has with computers. Similarities that include how memory is handled. However, the aspects that can be identified as ignorance include those items that we have not been able to ask our brain to accomplish. Take into consideration such computer tasks as Bluetooth and Wifi. How about a couple of questions to make the point.
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Those tools become more advanced, but are still tools. To those folks I pose one last question. If most practical scientists claim that humans are only using 10% of the brain, why can’t we use some of the other 90% for in brain connectivity?
Firestein offers much of this in support of scientific exploration. However, can this type of exploration happen outside the scientific world? What do you think?
This topic is one that has hit home for me in multiple ways. One point that was expressed concerned the subject of motion. From a medical standpoint, the study topic relates to a serious condition. At one point I fell subject to vertigo of painful proportions. Nausea, syncope, and lack of self-sufficiency are some symptoms. One of the resulting finding was explained to me as to how the vertigo came to be. An inner ear infection caused swelling in my ear that caused the otolith not to move like they should. The otolith are calcium crystals that float in the inner ear and send findings to the brain to decide special recognition. My thoughts are hopeful that some level of interest is being used towards solutions for this condition. The current prognosis is attempt a strange maneuver with the patient’s head or wait for the symptoms to subside over
Pick ONE (1) of the case studies listed above and discuss where you see the day-today reality of "ignorance" at work.
The case selected for this post is the section called “THAT THING YOU THINK YOU THINK WITH” (Firestein, 2012, p. 124). Choosing this subject for the discussion was a no brainer, pun intended. For me this section relates to many similarities the brain has with computers. Similarities that include how memory is handled. However, the aspects that can be identified as ignorance include those items that we have not been able to ask our brain to accomplish. Take into consideration such computer tasks as Bluetooth and Wifi. How about a couple of questions to make the point.
You see something funny and you would …show more content…
Those tools become more advanced, but are still tools. To those folks I pose one last question. If most practical scientists claim that humans are only using 10% of the brain, why can’t we use some of the other 90% for in brain connectivity?
Firestein offers much of this in support of scientific exploration. However, can this type of exploration happen outside the scientific world? What do you think?
This topic is one that has hit home for me in multiple ways. One point that was expressed concerned the subject of motion. From a medical standpoint, the study topic relates to a serious condition. At one point I fell subject to vertigo of painful proportions. Nausea, syncope, and lack of self-sufficiency are some symptoms. One of the resulting finding was explained to me as to how the vertigo came to be. An inner ear infection caused swelling in my ear that caused the otolith not to move like they should. The otolith are calcium crystals that float in the inner ear and send findings to the brain to decide special recognition. My thoughts are hopeful that some level of interest is being used towards solutions for this condition. The current prognosis is attempt a strange maneuver with the patient’s head or wait for the symptoms to subside over