Jeremiah Tolbert

Lightspeed Magazine has a funny non­fic­tion piece by the Evil Monkey today about how brain chem­istry ties into what we pre­ceive.

For instance, releas­ing too much of cer­tain neu­ro­trans­mit­ters in one area of the brain is asso­ci­ated with schiz­o­phre­nia; releas­ing too lit­tle of the same trans­mit­ters in a dif­fer­ent brain area will beget move­ment dis­or­ders. Unwanted elec­tri­cal activ­ity in cer­tain visual cen­ters may lead you to hal­lu­ci­nate that your ex-​​wife is hid­ing in the bushes with a butcher knife, wait­ing. Patiently wait­ing. Biding her time.

Learn about the God Helmet!  It’s fas­ci­nat­ing stuff.

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Tags: biology, brain chemistry, lightspeed magazine