Ahhh, the 70s...the brain isn't a machine, it's a blue-eyed, blond-haired, fetal baby boy buffered from the harsh cold world by a hard mother, cobwebs, and a gentle mother. Go science writers, go!
The brain is extraordinarily delicate, and is provided with extraordinary protection. ... It is swaddled in three distinct protective layers — more than any other organ of the body. Like the fetus, it swims in a surrounding fluid that absorbs shocks. Jellylike tissue, blood vessels and fluid are all encased in a tough membrane . Finally, the whole is surrounded by the bone of the skull. (p.20)
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The outer layer is the cranial bone. Underneath it is the dura mater (Latin for "hard mother"), a tough membrane which enfolds both hemispheres. Next comes the arachnoid (Greek for "cobweb"), an elastic membrane that encloses the subarachnoid space. This space is filled with filaments, blood vessels and cerebrospinal fluid...The final layer is a thin membrane, the pia mater ("gentle mother"), that hugs the cortex in all its convolutions. (p.21)
Ha! We just watched the Brain episode of Look Around You last night. It tells you everything you need to know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdI_MmN-Lp4
Thanks Rob! "The brain is simply a wrinkled bag of skin filled with warm water, veins, and thought muscles."
'The opposite of the brain is the bum'
Perhaps Sally should do more work with the exciting British data.
Oh, I have been doing heavy British research.
Life Science Library 'The Mind' is possibly my favourite non-fiction book, ever! Every thoughtful and sensitive person should have a copy. It rocks.
And now I will post some Louis Wain to OVVLvverk.
(VB via SM).
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Ahhh, the 70s...the brain isn't a machine, it's a blue-eyed, blond-haired, fetal baby boy buffered from the harsh cold world by a hard mother, cobwebs, and a gentle mother. Go science writers, go!
- sally mckay 2-23-2009 11:50 am
Ha! We just watched the Brain episode of Look Around You last night. It tells you everything you need to know:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdI_MmN-Lp4
- rob (guest) 2-23-2009 6:34 pm
Thanks Rob! "The brain is simply a wrinkled bag of skin filled with warm water, veins, and thought muscles."
- sally mckay 2-23-2009 9:31 pm
'The opposite of the brain is the bum'
Perhaps Sally should do more work with the exciting British data.
- L.M. 2-23-2009 9:42 pm
Oh, I have been doing heavy British research.
- sally mckay 2-23-2009 9:52 pm
Life Science Library 'The Mind' is possibly my favourite non-fiction book, ever! Every thoughtful and sensitive person should have a copy. It rocks.
And now I will post some Louis Wain to OVVLvverk.
(VB via SM).
- sally mckay 2-23-2009 11:49 pm