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pembroke3355

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This will be for 1 Opus X Robusto and 1 Pepin Black Label Robusto.

Open to all

1 guess per person per day

To win you must explain why this is possible.

Good luck to all.


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These 3 pictures represent a simplified image of brain activity taken from right above our heads, with our Frontal Lobes at the top of each image. Dark color indicates most activity, light color some activity. (Basic brain anatomy here).

The 3 images show the brain activity happening in 3 different moments in time when one person is doing exactly the same thing.

Question: How is that possible? how come we don't see the activation of the same areas?

Best Regards
Don
 
I believe it has something to do with how the brain stores and compartmentalizes memory for tasks that are new or can be recalled. I'm not sure which is which though (logically, I would guess left being new and right being learned.)

My psych teacher was pretty big on these brain activity scans, so I hope I made her proud.
 
Martin2D said:
I believe it has something to do with how the brain stores and compartmentalizes memory for tasks that are new or can be recalled. I'm not sure which is which though (logically, I would guess left being new and right being learned.)

My psych teacher was pretty big on these brain activity scans, so I hope I made her proud.
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all most need more info :thumbs:
 
The picture represents three different people dreamin. Some people dream from short term memory, some from visual stimuli, and some from audio memory.
 
Martin2D said:
I believe it has something to do with how the brain stores and compartmentalizes memory for tasks that are new or can be recalled. I'm not sure which is which though (logically, I would guess left being new and right being learned.)

My psych teacher was pretty big on these brain activity scans, so I hope I made her proud.
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What Matthew said but as part of a sleep deprivation experiment.
 
pembroke3355 said:
This will be for 1 Opus X Robusto and 1 Pepin Black Label Robusto.

Open to all

1 guess per person per day

To win you must explain why this is possible.

Good luck to all.


braintop.thumbnail.gif



These 3 pictures represent a simplified image of brain activity taken from right above our heads, with our Frontal Lobes at the top of each image. Dark color indicates most activity, light color some activity. (Basic brain anatomy here).

The 3 images show the brain activity happening in 3 different moments in time when one person is doing exactly the same thing.

Question: How is that possible? how come we don't see the activation of the same areas?

Best Regards
Don
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The subject is recalling certain stimuli, which are processed differently in the brain. So when he is recalling a sound, it will be processed in the auditory complex of the brain, whereas when he is recalling an image, it is processed in the visual cortex of the brain, and when he is recalling a taste or smell, it is processed in that complex of the brain.

So it is my theory that the subject is "remembering" things, and the different scans change based on what he is remembering since the brain will recall the "event" and process it through the part of the brain responsible for processing that kind of data. There is some fascinating "stuff" surrounding this if you decide to look into it more deeply and read the summaries of the studies that have built up the "state of the art" of brain chemistry.
 
Seanholio said:
pembroke3355 said:
This will be for 1 Opus X Robusto and 1 Pepin Black Label Robusto.

Open to all

1 guess per person per day

To win you must explain why this is possible.

Good luck to all.


braintop.thumbnail.gif



These 3 pictures represent a simplified image of brain activity taken from right above our heads, with our Frontal Lobes at the top of each image. Dark color indicates most activity, light color some activity. (Basic brain anatomy here).

The 3 images show the brain activity happening in 3 different moments in time when one person is doing exactly the same thing.

Question: How is that possible? how come we don't see the activation of the same areas?

Best Regards
Don
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The subject is recalling certain stimuli, which are processed differently in the brain. So when he is recalling a sound, it will be processed in the auditory complex of the brain, whereas when he is recalling an image, it is processed in the visual cortex of the brain, and when he is recalling a taste or smell, it is processed in that complex of the brain.

So it is my theory that the subject is "remembering" things, and the different scans change based on what he is remembering since the brain will recall the "event" and process it through the part of the brain responsible for processing that kind of data. There is some fascinating "stuff" surrounding this if you decide to look into it more deeply and read the summaries of the studies that have built up the "state of the art" of brain chemistry.
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We are heading down the right path :thumbs:
 
Sort of expanding on what others have already said, our brain is basically segregated into different sections that deal with different tasks. Broadly speaking, we've got the cerebellum, which is analogous to the 'reptile brain' in that it is responsible for only the very most basic of regulatory functions--heartbeat, temperature maintenance, breathing, boiler-room kind of stuff. The limbic system is primarily responsible for emotion and memory, and many of the people you would first think of as "brain damaged" are people who have suffered injuries to this area. Finally, the neocortex is what is basically the most badass part of the human brain. It's superior development is what distinguishes us from lower-ordered mammals. We use it to see, speak, process, think, plan, communicate, move, act, etc.

It's been a while since I've taken any neuropsych classes, but my best guess is that the key to your question lies in the whole 'same person, same thing, different times' aspect. I suspect that the first image shows the person simply perceiving the activity or situation for the first time, the second slide is more of a learning, evaluating, conceptualizing and concretizing of the task or situation, while the third slide shows the same activity after it is learned and familiar--old hat, so to speak.
 
Bang we have a winner the green money great job this is the answer



In short, the image to the left shows what happens when the person is encountering, doing, that activity for the first time. The middle one shows what happens when the person is internalizing the new skill/ knowledge, still in transition. The image to the right shows what happens when the person is doing exactly the same task as in the 2 other figures, but that task is already familiar, learned, not novel anymore.

I would have taken Martin2d but it missed the middle part. Pm me your addy again I do not think I have it anymore.

Best Regards
Don
 
pembroke3355 said:
Bang we have a winner the green money great job this is the answer
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Congratulations, TGM. My next guess was going to be further down my own line of thought and would have missed the learning aspect completely. Well-won, brother.

Pembroke, thanks a million for the contests. I really enjoy these "thinkers", even if they end up being stumpers for me.
 
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