The Most Violent Parts of Our Brain
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2023
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On this Doctor Reacts video, I'm watching episode 2 of The Last of Us. I loved episode 1 so I'm excited to continue the season. On this video I talk to you about ergotism, serotonin syndrome, whether blindness does enhance your other senses, suggestibility to misinformation, confirmation bias AND MORE.
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I can’t remember if you said your only watching clips or full episodes for this series, but if it’s clips I really encourage you to watch the episode all the way through for episode 3! It’s a beautiful story and the progression of the characters is amazing.
I always watch the full episodes of the shows I cover but only include certain clips for the sake of the vid
The last of us pretty much about relationships, so makes sense that it would be quite the show to react to when it comes to mental health. Can't wait to see your reaction on ep3!
Recently there was a study that taught 12 blind and 14 sighted volunteers echolocation over 10 weeks. Both types of participants learnt it and some even were nearly comparable with people who had been doing it for 10 years. Anyone can learn it!
Damage to the hippocampus and/or the amygdala could be indicated in sudden violent behavior. I see it occasionally in patients who have experienced a TBI. It can get quite scary, so don't let size fool you!
That's my guess as well
Same here.
Frontal cortex damage could also cause sufficient confusion and/or lack of impulse control to generate a spike in violent behaviour, though likely to less of an extent than amygdala damage.
Ahhh I'm so glad you're continuing this! I hope you enjoy episode 3 in its entirety, I know everybody has said it already but it's excellent television and deserves the praise
Dr Elliott, you are going to love episode 3. So much psychology to talk about. It also has some philosophical elements. Looking forward to your reaction 😀
The ergot discussion is interesting to me, as I always remember my late mother telling me that in the early 1960s she was given ergotamine during very difficult childbirth involving haemorrhaging, as a vasoconstrictor, she thought (though from what you say, it could have been intended to accelerate her already-24 hours of labour). She had a massive adverse reaction to it which almost killed her and the baby, along with the haemorrhaging and pre-eclampsia she had too (but thankfully both of them were ok) and for the rest of her life, she was always ready to point it out to medics when they asked if she had any known serious sensitivities to medications. Most of them had never heard of it, and she always told them it was a vasoconstrictor medication derived from a fungus affecting cereal crops.
I'm really anticipating your thoughts on the next episode. There's a LOT of mental health content to talk about, as well as it just being a beautiful, incredibly well-written and acted story.
Frontal lobe i think, i read that book "the man who mistook his wife for a hat", such an awesome read, highly recommended.
I'm so glad you're reacting to this Dr Elliot, I watched your reaction to It's A Sin and it was highly informative, you're going to adore Episode 3. I cried so hard.
I can't wait for episode 3!
So excited you’re doing more of these! 🙌 Excited and scared makes sense for ep 3, but its worth it. It’s more about love and hope, living instead of surviving, than anything else. ❤ Look forward to your other vids too!
So looking forward to you talking up episode 3 it's the best tv I've ever seen
Love your content, appreciate your insight - can't wait for the next one
Very excited for the next episode, ur gonna love it
Ergotism to induce labor was also used for abortions. It can cause uterine contractions. Unfortunately, a side effect of the contractions was hemorrhaging so many women still lost their lives.
I like watching you talking about the mental health aspects of this show at the same time as Dr Hope's Sick Notes is talking about the organic medicine aspects of it.
So glad you're watching this series. Can't wait for your Ep 3 video.
The prefrontal cortex would be be underactive for impulsive behavior.
Damage to the prefrontal cortex would alter their impulse control and personality. Like Phineas Gage getting the railroad spike blasted through his head.
The hypothalamus tells you it's time to eat, so that's probably been given a fungal tune up. I think it's also the hypothalamus that tells you when it's time to sleep, so that could also explain how they are able to go into hibernation when there's nobody around to eat.
Hopefully it's also triggering some kind of massive endorphin or dopamine release too, because regular everyday headaches can be bad enough, so I can only imagine mushrooms growing out your skull headaches dials that up to 11. Maybe even though we're seeing angry fungus zombies, they're all running around in a state of endless euphoria despite an epic case of the munchies.
I need HBO to do a promotion again, so I can actually watch this.
Yep, executive function is what I struggle with the most after a frontal head injury. My inhibitions have gotten much better, but I struggle with short term memory, organization, schedules, etc. Funny, it is organization techniques that seems to be more helpful for me, making things routine, organized, and habitual.
I think you'd also enjoy the miniseries Station 11. It came out in 2021 & is another extreme post pandemic story
ive been told that trying to destroy fungus like the cordyceps via the bomb would actually help spread it because the spores would then be in the air, so the spores in a big explosion like that would just spread the spores faster. I cannot confirm this though and googling seems to be a bit inconclusive for this specific situation lol, high temps can potentially kill the spores but a VERY high temp is needed
Unrelated: Love your videos and analysis and I'm so glad one of my favorite games got this adaptation and hearing your insights on it medically/mentally is awesome!
Also: the first scene of the clickers gave me such intense nostalgia for the game and i probably annoyed my boyfriend by reacting like I was playing the game all over again because thats what it felt like watching the scene
Spores in the air would make sense but I'll be honest, this vid already pushed my microbiology knowledge to the limit pls don't push it further 😂
You describe 2024 SO WELL! Covid is rampant, I work with chronically ill people who have been shut out of seeking medical care due to lack of masking and so forth. You're right, public health is AWFUL! I play The Last of Us games A LOT and always say, I'd rather that world because people at least take things seriously. :)
The good doctor is gonna have a field day with episode three
Really really recommend for you to watch all of episode three
I believe the area implicated for unexplained aggression would be the amygdala or perhaps hippocampus. TBI’s can be notorious for it.
Famously, Phinneas Gage had a complete change of character after a railroad spike went through his head in the late 1800’s. From what I remember, he completely lost his sense of humor.
Honestly if a railroad spike went through my head, I would be likely to lose my sense of humour
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Both are def implicated. For Gage it was a spike through the orbitofrobtal cortex!
Please take a look at The Aviator!! It's the best depiction of OCD I've seen and I would love to see your analysis of it!
As a microbiologist who recently learned how to identify certain fungy. That is literally how it goes. For me with a lot of back and forth on reference pictures, but some of my colleagues can take a peak and be like, "Oh yeah, tippically aspergillus fumigatus"
The professor shown in the show is a mycologist. So this is totally her era of speciality.
OCP- Oh, Child, Please.
Question Number One: I'd say frontal cortex and/or amygdala?
Cordyceps was actually mentioned by the darling and beautiful John Hannah's mycologist character in the first episode as one of the potentially dangerous fungi that could mutate to effect humans (it can't really though). I think the main inspiration is the particular parasitic species of cordyceps that infects ants and makes them climb up trees before dying, sprouting hyphia from their heads, and raining spores down onto the forest floor where they infect more ants.
At risk of adding yet another wildly improbable personal anecdote to my comments on your channel: My paternal grandmother actually died of CJD, back around 1990 or 1991. My understanding is it was a result of poor hygiene with a cadaver during her nursing studies, and that a couple fellow nurses also contracted it? I've never been able to find info on the internet, though, and I'm estranged from my dad, so 30 year old memories are all I've got.
Frontal lobe. Limbic system if there is emotional disregulation .
I had guessed the same, my sister!
Can't wait for you to watch episode 3
In regards to the blind or visual impaired, there are videos on RUclips about people learning to navigate using a primitive form of echolocation. A good example is David Kish. He’s a very interesting person.
some people actually ingest cordyceps on purpose as a supplement to promote mental health. I think it's based in traditional eastern medicine. My mom and I took it my accident once, not seeing it in the list of ingredients, and it had a strong negative effect on us (intense depression), but I've never seen anything about that effect from anyone else. 🤷We are not neurotypical, so maybe that has something to do with effecting us differently.
Violence is regulated by the impulse control center of the brain (hipocampus?)...that's my guess at least
Damage to the Frontal lobe (like the railroad guy) could probably cause suddenly more aggressive behaviour.
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Out of character impulsive behavior sounds like potential frontal lobe damage. Or was it prefrontal? Not sure. But it's the area responsible for inhibiting impulses in order to follow social standards. This is seen in frontal dementia (which I would also call creepy grandpa syndrome).
It's historically illustrated by the case of Phineas cage who had a metal poll pierce through the front of his brain and became an entirely different person according to his wife.
I don't want to spoil episode 3. Just have some tissue nearby and crack on.
For most of my childhood, I was regularly raped, strangled and beaten by my father and taught that he wasn't doing anything wrong by doing it, because I was so unlovable that I was a burden to other people just by existing near them. I wasn't allowed to display any signs of emotional or physical distress while I was being abused and had to give the appearance that nothing bad had ever happened. To the best of my memory the sexual abuse started when I was 18 months old. It was usually my father, but I was assaulted by multiple people. I suspect that my mother has psychopathy and munchausen syndrome by proxy. At best, every family member enabled the toxic family system that normalized the abuse. I was able to escape the environment when I was 43. Before I left, I was terrified of things that were unfamiliar. Ever since I escaped, I prefer things that are unfamiliar. Anything that is familiar to the first 43 years of my life is hugely triggering. I tend to avoid all reminders of that life. Including things that were positive. I avoid anything that is familiar. Favorite foods, music and holiday decorations have been triggering. I have felt near panic the first few times I shopped at WinCo, because my family and ex-husband always shopped there and every WinCo looks the same on the inside. Living in a region that is different from where I grew up has been safe for me in comparison. I have been enjoying exploring new experiences and unfamiliar environments with a sense of childlike wonder. I can't understand how any person who is healthy could prefer things that are familiar, because that fear was nurtured in me by abusive people to keep me isolated and it was used as a tool to keep me groomed to accept abuse. I hope that more people are able to enjoy the unfamiliar as much as I have learned to.
As far as impairment of parts of the brain that I think could make a person dangerous are the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. A flood of adrenaline coupled with impaired cognition would be a dangerous combination. I think that elevated testosterone. An overproductive thyroid gland could also increase aggression, but that is not in the brain. I really enjoy learning more about neurology. I especially would like to learn more about the long-term effects of severe chronic stress on developing brain. I have been told by a psychiatrist that the amygdala can be enlarged in people who have PTSD. I am fascinated with what effects elevated cortisol has on the systems in the body. I had asthma before I moved away. I used to have severe chronic pain and it is much more mild, now.
A triggerwarning would have been much appreciated.
Watch the new interview with the vampire from amc
I carry a knife on my keychain 😏 But it's because people keep stealing all the box cutters 😜
If you get a chance to go back and pick another bojack episode up, please consider Good Damage in season 6
oof, awesome commentary, but please put content warnings before you flash up stuff like those ergotism hands, really freaked me out :(
other than that though really great video 💛
Hypothalamus or frontal lobe degeneration
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You’re gonna need more time to unpack episode 3. See you then!
Sounds like it's a good thing I'm Coeliac :P
Thank you. There are a couple of American therapists who are making outrageous statements regarding the mental health issues turning up in this series. You do not.
I haven't read the comments but frontal lobe?
9:23 i agree with the vast majority of all of your content, but this seems very much correlation and in no way causation..
please quit the question section this isn't Dora the explorer