There is a movie titled "Lucy" that is about a woman whose brain capacity increases from the "normal" 10%. As her brain capacity increases, she gains abilities, physical and intellectual, beyond what any other human can do. This movie runs on the myth that humans only use 10% of our brains, which is commonly believed by adults in America. I have included a link to a trailer, where Morgan Freeman can be heard telling a group of people that we only use 10% of our brains. https://youtu.be/MVt32qoyhi0?si=BT41UKro8DyDUAQT&t=71

Looking at the learning objectives on the class website, I have skimmed through this chapter and found some figures and sections that I think will give me the most important information for understanding our nervous system, how it communicates, its structure, and how we assess brain activity. - Gene-Environment Interactions: Even though this doesn't necessarily fit one of the learning objectives, I think this is an important topic throughout this course. It is important to look at how our genes and our environment interact to make us who we are. -Neuronal Connection: I think this fits in with the learning objective about how the brain communicates with the body. I think Figure 3.13 can help with understanding this topic. - Brain Imaging: I think this fits in with the learning objective about assessing brain activity and function. - Forebrain Structures - Midbrain and Hindbrain Structures: I think these last two fit in with the learning objective about the basic structures of the brain and their primary functions. - Table 3.2 and Table 3.1 seem to give important information in an easy to understand way.

An example of this is astrology. In this linked article from Columbia University, we can see research that shows 29% of adults in the US believe in astrology, despite there being no real empirical evidence of astrology having any validity. https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/04/11/42552/

This is so interesting! Does that mean these things could be genetic? Or is this a result of our own environmental factors?

I'm not very surprised by this unfortunately but I am surprised that while this was true, the president of the APA in 1905 was a woman.

I find this tricky that the perspective is hypothesizing a true disposition for "good" and continuing to move up in the heirarchy of needs throughout our lives. Unfortunately I think many people who have all of their physiological, security, and social needs met still find their self-worth and confidence in the form of putting others down. I think there is a fine line between positive self-worth and an inflated self-worth derived from negative thoughts or behaviors. While I can understand the heirarchy of needs, I'm not sure I see how it fits into the idea that it shows a true disposition for "good".

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