I’ve
been recently feeling that I need some very basic education on the regions of
the brain. Luckily I bumped into two animated lectures/videos that were, for
me, particularly instructive.
I
first watched the Sentis Brain Animation video, which lays out the basics of
brain geography – which areas are used for what activities. (I’m sure that
there’s a better word for this, but this is how I thought about it.) You can
watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5_vT_mnKomY
I also
liked “The Divided Brain” because it reminded me of Jill Bolte-Taylor’s seminal
book entitled “My Stroke of Insight” in its discussion of the differences
between the two hemispheres. Ms. Bolte-Taylor’s description of her struggle to
recover from a massive left-hemisphere stroke while losing nearly all those
left-side brain functions gives me the willies. It you haven’t read her book or
hear her talk, watch this presentation - http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
- and then go read her book.
If
none of these tickle your curiosity bone, you’re reading the wrong blog.
