Characteristics Of Zombies

Television series and movies like Walking Dead, iZombie, Night of the Living Dead, and Dawn of the Dead, all have one thing in common, zombies. The zombies depicted in movies and shows like these all have the same attributes. They all lack language, have no remorse for killing, they lack the feeling of pain, lumber around, A physical attribute of a typical zombie lacks the use of language but do not lack voice, instead they groan. This leads me to believe that the Broca’s area is damaged. The Broca’s area is located in the frontal lobe and controls language expression. It gives us the ability to direct muscle movements involved in speech. So when the Broca’s area is damaged, the result is slurred speech and groaning. Zombies do not simply …show more content…
The part of the brain that controls early memory and helps preserve long term memory is the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the area that saves “memories of names, images, and events.” If the hippocampus was damaged or removed that person or thing would no longer be able to recall memories. Another characteristic of a typical zombie is the lack of remorse. For instance, in The Walking Dead, a supporting character who turned into a zombie tried to kill her son and succeeded without blinking an eye. The area that affects your decision making is the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for controlling personality expression, decision making , and social behavior. Zombies don’t express any of that. They have no personality and nor do they hesitate when trying to eat …show more content…
The hypothalamus is located in the midbrain below the thalamus. It controls bodily maintenance activities such as eating and drinking. I believe that their hypothalamus is affected because they have an insatiable hunger for human flesh and not normal food and water. The thalamus is the “brain’s sensory switchboard, located on the top of the brainstem…” (pg.64) It helps control alertness and regulates sleep cycles. Zombies are alert and are able to sense when humans are near Yes, zombies are somewhat oblivious to their surroundings but once a human comes into their line of sight or they or hear something, thats all they bring attention to. You can tell that the thalamus is affected by the zombie virus because of the lack of sleep. Another thing that was on my list of how a typical zombie behaves, is the lack of feeling pain. Watching a clip of a human separate the body of a zombie and still have the zombie act like nothing happened, was disturbing. If that had happened to a human, they would most likely be screaming from the pain, the zombie didn’t. That seems to be an attribute in all of the zombie shows that I have watched. The part of the body that controls pain tolerance is the parietal lobe. It’s located in the cerebral cortex at the top of the head and towards the rear. It is responsible for sensory