10-20-2008

=**Monday October 20, 2008**=

1. Social Psych Taser Test

2. Introduction to Chapter 2: TED Talk Video Ramachandran is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. He is the author of [|//Phantoms in the Brain//], the basis for a //Nova// special, and **//[|A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness]//**; his next book, due out in January 2008, is called [|//The Man with the Phantom Twin: Adventures in the Neuroscience of the Human Brain//] media type="custom" key="2216881"  Chapter 2: Neuroscience & Behavior--pages 47-57**
 * V.S. Ramachandran** is a mesmerizing speaker, able to concretely and simply describe the most complicated inner workings of the brain. His investigations into phantom limb pain, synesthesia and other brain disorders allow him **to explore (and begin to answer) the most basic philosophical questions** about the nature of self and human consciousness.
 * Homework: Reading Assignment + Advanced Notes + Taser Reading Quiz