there's no 'mystery'... folks experience greater TD E/I than their nervous
systems can cope with, and they give themselves over to the amygdalar
low-'level' supersystem configuration mechanism (AoK, Ap5), and do Jackass
things.
there's subtle nuance to the 'modern' version of all this, but is't 'just'
the same-stuff that's Murdered folks since the beginning.
K. P. COLLINS
JoRoss wrote in message <19990726011413.06007.00001792 at ng-fm1.aol.com>...
>Hi. I've got a couple questions, and I'm hoping you can help. But I know
>nothing about neuro-anything, and I'm afraid this is going to be like
asking
>for directions in a foreign language--when you get the answer, you don't
>understand it.
>>Anyway, I'm a writer, looking for just a bit of truth with which to temper
my
>lies ... er, fiction. I don't even know if both these questions fall under
the
>neuroscience rubric, but here goes:
>>1 - Blindsight. I read a paragraph about this, and it looks like an
interesting
>hook for a story I'm working on. But I don't know: what causes it (stroke,
>brain lesion--if there is such a thing--head trauma, etc.), if it can occur
in
>the complete visual field (I read about it on one side only), and how
people
>who have it deal with it. If I understand blindsight (probably not), it
seems
>that your subconscious (or unconscious) can see, but you cannot consciously
>"see" what you're seeing--you are, effectively, blind. True, false? I don't
>know if a low-level, speculative discussion is appropriate on this
newsgroup
>(please e-mail if not), but I'd love to know more.
>>2 - an entirely unrelated question. I'm looking for a causable (I guess
through
>some sort of poison or drug, but I'd love to hear other possibilities)
>neurological event that would lead victims (as this would be the villain's
evil
>plan) to, basically, go berserk. Paranoia, rage--the worse it is, the
better. I
>know (well, I think I know), that this can happen with drugs--PCP, say--but
I'm
>looking for a longer term, and, hopefully, more violent, thing. Any ideas?
>>And if anyone's willing to have their, ahem, brain picked privately, please
let
>me know.
>>All the best, and thanks in advance,
>Joel
