Artifacts

Wait. Is that a human brain?

My roomate’s face showed mild disgust when I told her that my neuroscience professor brought in a brain during class.

To me, however, it was fascinating. All of a person’s memories, experiences, emotions; held in my hands. This was the first time I had ever held a human brain, it felt sort of like a rite of passage, as someone aspiring to study psychology. Even the oddly smelling preservatives that the brain came dripping in didn’t dissuade my curiosity.

Having this experience was much more than just learning about the anatomy of the brain. Knowing that this convoluted mass of fat is responsible for our thoughts- that is a mind-blowing realization.

 

 

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