Blog- The Brain and Behavior

Well, one of the activities I did was the Contrast/Color "Illusions." I learned that my brain makes informed guesses about intesity and wavelengths of light coming from other things. This activity surprised me when I realized that I was trying to see one consistent picture. I can apply this by looking at a simple object and note the intesity and color of light changes. This does change the way I look at at an object and think about the way my brain makes its conclusions.
While doing the Ambiguous Figures activity I learned that these figures are actually present throughout all of life. I originally thought a person had to create these figures. I was surprised byt the fact that all input is ambiguous. Well, now I can look at many different scenes and have multiple interpretations that I am aware of. This changes the way I perceive the worls in a way due to knowing that there are more than one constructions from one input.
In the Can You See What You Don't See? activity I learned about my blindspot. It surprised me that even if I didn't see the spot, my guess of where it is is quite acurate. I can apply this to my everyday lifeby simply doing activities quickly. This activity made me think about the way people tend to do their chores everyday. Some people do simple tasks so fast that they are sometimes not aware of it.
Then in the Free Will activity I learned that my actions were determined by nothing else; it was all really controlled by me. I wasn't expecting the results I received about my action I took, which was free will! I can apply this to life by simply understanding what I see in different ways, This changed the way I perceive free will in the world due to the observation of inputs from different parts of my brain.

In this unit I learned that neurons are the body's information system, which handle many tasks. This was important to me because knowing that neurons are the building block of my nervous systems is intriguing, plus it's a good thing to understand about my body. Learing about the neurotransmitters was one of my favorite parts of this unit. I've heard of neurotransmitters on TV shows, but I never inderstood them. I learned what these neurotransmitters are, so now the next time I hear one of them on the TV I can understand what they are talking about. I also learned that 90% of people are right-handed and 10% are left-handed. I have friends that are left-handed and I have to put up with elbowing at tables, but really left-handed people are no different than the right-handed. Left-handed people don't have any unusual problems, only the everyday conflicts of elbowing and scissors, which most are made for right-handed people.
I thought the Man with Two Brains video was really intriguing. It was interesting to watch someone with a split brain draw 2 figures at the same time. It really made me think of the brain itself.