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A Box Created In My Brain
I am pleased now to have created a box in my brain. I stored what I have learned in this course. I will always leave a room for more summary of observations that would explain brain=behavior throughout my life.
We think every moment. Onto many streams of thoughts that I constantly have carried along in my brain for the past 20 years, I added one more topic, that is, neurobiology and behavior. This topic can stand on its own as one independent topic in my brain because it's so fascinating. I am going to keep thinking about it constantly for the rest of my life, making new summary of observations. While doing that, I will be reminded of the dear classmates, interesting activities we did during class like blind spot and three doors, and Professor Grobstein asking us an open-ended question.
I first found this course stressful and intimidating because I was not a native speaker of English and I could not express myself fully in class. But writing webpapers based on the topics I am interested in and searching for articles that revolve around those topics, I was able to express myself fully based on my cultural backgrounds and my brain. As time went, I became more engaged.
I agree with Emily Dickinson's suggestion that the brain contains the sky ... and you as well. The organ that constitutes 2% in weight of our body creates a person's world and a sense of one's identity too suggesting stories that fits in one's belief.
The three questions I posted at the beginning of the semester were as follows:
1. Where does curiosity come from?
2. How can I improve, maximize, and use both visual attention and auditory attention? Which one is more beneficial in life?
3. What is the biochemical mechanism of eye? What is the relationship of this particular organ to the brain?
My next three questions now would be the same as above. Although I know the answer to each question partially, I believe there are much more that need to be added.