Week 41
- Write your thoughts about the lectures, exercises and laboratory visits.
I can’t really have any thoughts about these for this week, since I didn’t attend the lecture or do any exercises. The course is interesting and all, but I just don’t have the time right now. Maybe next time though! -Martti
The lecture was a bit hard to follow as there were over 100 pages of material covered. – Kyösti
The excursion to ANI was really interesting. It was fascinating to see what kind of equipment Aalto has and the lie detecting activity was super interesting. I wished there had been more information about what kind of research is currently being worked on. – Kyösti
- Present questions you would like to ask from the experts.
How does synaesthesia work? How is it possible for different senses to get mixed up in the brain so much that some people can “hear” colours or “taste” sounds, for example? -Martti
- Make observations, and introduce new ideas that are based on what you learned.
I wish I had learned something this week, but not to worry, I will get back to this course when I have the time, which should be soon! -Martti
- Tell how what you learned is related to what you already know.
Naturally topics covered in these chapters / on the lecture were tightly related to previous topics on the course. – Kyösti
- Discuss conflicts with what you already knew, and possible problems in the learning experience.
As we have skipped the chapter(s) that cover brain anatomy and parts, it’s sometimes a bit difficult to follow the book as they mention these parts. I suppose it’s partly because the exercise session was postponed by two weeks, but I think it would have been beneficial to cover brain anatomy earlier on the course. Covering it earlier would help piece things together better and understand how different things are related. – Kyösti
- Ask the ‘so what?’ question: Why is this important, and can I apply it somehow?
Studying senses is definitely important. It would be interesting to know if it’s possible to stimulate / operate on a blind person’s brain so that they could see again, for example. I definitely see important applications for these studies. -Martti
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