Diagnosing a zombie: Brain and body (Part one) - Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/diagnosing-a-zombie-tim-verstynen-brad-voytek Zombies eat brains. They are also, like all of us, driven by brain ...
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Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar (Zombie sounds) Doctor 1: So, how did it get to be this way? Doctor 2: Well, it's my professional opinion that the large gaping bite mark on its shoulder might have something to do with it. D1: Thanks. I mean, what causes its behavioral abnormalities? D2: Well, we know all behaviors are rooted in the brain, so I'd expect that something's gone terribly wrong probably in there. D1: Thanks again, Doctor Obvious. Let me be more specific. What changes in the brain would have to occur in order to cause this kind of behavior? D2: Hmm. Well, let's see. The first thing I notice is how it moves. Stiff legged, with long, lumbering steps, very slow and awkward. Almost like what you'd see in Parkinson's disease. Maybe something...
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Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar (Zombie sounds) Doctor 1: So, how did it get to be this way? Doctor 2: Well, it's my professional opinion that the large gaping bite mark on its shoulder might have something to do with it. D1: Thanks. I mean, what causes its behavioral abnormalities? D2: Well, we know all behaviors are rooted in the brain, so I'd expect that something's gone terribly wrong probably in there. D1: Thanks again, Doctor Obvious. Let me be more specific. What changes in the brain would have to occur in order to cause this kind of behavior? D2: Hmm. Well, let's see. The first thing I notice is how it moves. Stiff legged, with long, lumbering steps, very slow and awkward. Almost like what you'd see in Parkinson's disease. Maybe something...
