https://www.ted.com/talks/vs_ramachandran_3_clues_to_understanding_your_brain?language=enLinks to an external site. Watch this TED Talk by V. S. Ramachandran, and/or read the transcript provided at the site, then respond to the prompts below.
Now that we’ve learned a bit about psychology and about the brain, it’s time to put your thinking cap on. Watch the video linked above and consider how the content relates to specific ideas or topics that we’ve studied. Some thoughts to consider: What questions does his talk make you think of? What kind of research design could you use to test his ideas? What possibilities do his findings imply? What ethical issues might his sort of research involve? Try to come up with additional thoughts and ideas of your own about this talk.
Your response should be a minimum of 300 words. Be sure that your response is not just ‘filler.’ It should reflect substantive academic knowledge and reasoning.