ted.com — In a wide-ranging talk, Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage can reveal the connection between the internal structures of the brain and the corresponding functions of the mind. He talks about phantom limb pain, synesthesia (when people hear color or smell sounds), and the Capgras delusion, when brain-damaged people believe...
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dadm110Dec 10, 2007
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hiscityDec 11, 2007
Doh! The dog salivates when the bell is rung. The dog does not hear a bell when it salivates.As for the phantom cell phone vibration... you don't suppose the same thing would happen if the cell phone enabled vibrator were.... on second thought, let's not go there.
yakubovichDec 17, 2007
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seantubridyDec 29, 2007
Man, he makes me feel stupid. I am stupid. And he can probably prove it scientifically!
Closed AccountJan 4, 2008
Wow, absolutely inspiring in every way, how much I appreciate the human body now
kellenvhOct 14, 2008
Ramachandran is brilliant. Get his books for the whole picture. "Phantoms in the Brain" is where the information in this video is coming from. I wish he had talked about temporal lobe seizures and near death experiences. That is so awesome. The rolled R's make his presentation even better than his book. I didn't think it possible. When you finish with his writings, try Oliver Sacks, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat".