All of us solve problems effortlessly and routinely.
We want to see our dogs charm us, appeal to our emotions, imagine they too can suffer and have pity, love and hate and all the rest
our brain parts can be replaced with silicon parts
Thousands of scientists and philosophers over hundreds of years have either recognized this uniqueness of ours or have denied it
Even though we have all of these connections with the biologic world from which we came, and we have in some instances similar mental structures, we are hugely different.
This is an interview with Micheal Gazzaniga who is one of the world's leading neuroscientists. He really explains some of the unique features of our brains.
share characteristics with humans such as
politically motivated aggression, empathy and culture, but humans take them to
a level without parallel among animals
uch capabilities allow humans to enjoy delicious stories with layers of
intrigue and gossip,
humans can commonly extend empathy
over time and space
exceptions as a mental
illness that afflicts humans and animals alike.
obsessive-compulsive disorder sufferers ritualistically act out the same
behavior again and again.
apolsky suggested two reasons
not to worry
ne of the few
differences between humans and chimps comes from the amount of cell division
for brain cells
human behaviors stand out by reaching levels of
complexity unseen in any other part of the animal world, according to a
neurobiologist
What makes humans special comes in no small part from the
sheer quantity of available brain power – at least 300,000 brain cells for each
neuron in a fruit fly brain.
This website has a lot of information to help me in my project because it really helps me understand what makes the human mind unique. I also like that it compares to the Apes. It expalins the diffrences between the Apes and us. It also explains what makes us Human. However, it has a lot of scientific vocabulary that's hard to understand.