Why does the brain behave as it does? Are our personalities and actions predetermined just by a set of codes within our DNA or are they developed throughout our childhood? The study of the brain and psychology fascinates me and I hope to continue the study of neuroscience throughout my years in college.
The amygdala, hypothalamus, cerebellum, without any one of these structures, the human body would cease to exist. With other bodily organs like the pancreas, liver, and muscles relying on the brain; why don’t we fully understand this skull encapsulated organ? The mystery behind the brain is as vast as the mystery of the ocean floor and my dream is to one day operate on this mysterious grey and white matter that makes you, you.
This dream to specifically operate on the brain was discovered junior year while taking AP Psychology. I was most notably shaped the day before winter break, 2017, when university students came in to give a neuroscience presentation. That was that day I held a human brain and spinal cord saw each crease of the brain and felt central nervous system nerves. A moment of awe took over me, and with full faith, I established that the study of the brain is my academic future.
The brain is the most intricate organ of the human body, one that takes years to understand, the organ with which you are reading and understanding my words at this very second, the organ that I wish to devote my life to. The brain is fuel to my intellectual dreams and the seed of my growing knowledge.