Posted by Cam W. on January 6, 2002, at 15:54:38
In reply to WHY are we all so 'chemically challenged'?, posted by BarbaraCat on January 6, 2002, at 0:16:07
The evolution of our body is unable to keep up with the evolution of our ability to think abstractly (damn hemorrhoids and lower back pain; I think I'll start dragging my knuckles, again). Also, the synaptic plasticity of our brain is taking short cuts in this complex world and the amount of information processed is now exceeding what many of our brain structures can handle. Specific brain circuitry (eg. the locus ceruleus, thalamus, raphe nuclei, PFC, etc.) hasn't evolved the necessary "failsafe-feedback" circuits to prevent, correct &/or modify every disruption (short circuit?) in neuronal electrical flow. I dunno; just a guess.
This is your brain: ......iii...ii..ii...
This is your brain with 300 trillion bits of data hitting it at once: •••••••iiiiii•••iiiii))))iiiiii)))••••Aw hell; fry me up an egg. - Cam
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