I gave them an exam, that's what. That and long boring lecturings at 8am on pattern formation in the nervous system. But otherwise, I've had them blogging, so we can take a peek into the brain of a typical college student and see what actually engages them.
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Porn.
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Synesthesia (again—blame Eagleman, who came to talk to the class).
I understand these are all the things all college students everywhere are contemplating.
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This is a guest post by Jonathan Leathers, one of Greta's top student writers for Spring 2007.
Take a look at this word:
MONDAY
What color do you see? Red? Blue?
A very cool discovery out of Caltech: auditory synesthesia. Synesthesia, you probably know, is an effect wherein the stimulation of one sense causes automatic sensations in another sense.
Can you hear colors? Can you see sounds?
Synesthesia is a fascinating phenomenon: It almost seems impossible that some people can see colors associated with sounds, emotions, or letters and numbers.