Comments on: Found: A Part of the Brain That Knows When the Brain Is Wrong

By: pluto5

pluto5 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:24:37 +0000

I would like to know the duration of brain damage effects. If my son had a serious concussion at the age of two years, could this still affect his reasoning in his fifties- or could it instigate epilepsy later in life?
Any answers please.

By: Jockaira

Jockaira — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:42:13 +0000

I’ll pass up the obvious opportunities for humor, satire, and sarcasm in this idea of a brain part specifically dedicated to judging the rightness of impending or already done action (as in rationalizing past harms to others).

This is certainly something that needs further research. A good place to start would be with the brains of violent or career criminals, and perhaps the brains of politicians (if you could ever get them to submit to such a study).

I have a feeling that there may be a connection to badly-considered actions and impulsive behaviour. Future work in the anterior prefrontal cortex and its effects on individual and collective human behaviour should have a high priority.

By: Jennifer Welsh

Jennifer Welsh — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:00:48 +0000

Hi Vex,

Thanks for reading and leaving your comments! I thought this was a really interesting study as well!

Thanks,
Jen

By: Vex

Vex — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:50:51 +0000

Government mind control? Are you serious? How does this article possibly relate to such silliness?

I think it’s fantastic for us to increase our understanding of how our brain perceives and processes the world around us. Like the article says, a greater understanding of how we are self-aware benefits us on many levels.

By: This does not talk about the society,, or the system that causes ill to us either!! Kenny Parvenu

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:38:11 +0000

Oops I placed my response to soon. But, Iam certain that will not say anything about the govts abuse of our mental control and its criminality fOr doing so. Does it!