Science! and zombies!
I went to a screening of “Night of the Living Dead” about a week ago and before the movie, a Harvard psychiatrist spoke about the neuroscience of zombie behavior. It was pretty freaking cool.
He answered questions like:
- What would the brain of a zombie look like? * Why are zombies so (physically) unbalanced? * Why are they always hungry?
- Why do normal people, in the absence of being infected, descend to sub-
cortical zombie behavior in almost every zombie movie? - And just what is it about the concept of the living dead that continually fascinates audiences?
Here’s a link to the talk:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1896837835?bctid=19834164001
Comments
I am so pumped to watch this whole thing when I get home.
I wonder, after hearing all the explanations, if a zombie attack is more likely than we’ve thought before.
My boyfriend is getting his PhD at UDel (Sociology, collective behavior, etc.) and his primary research project is on zombies. This is so effing awesome.
It’s been forwarded to him and his research team. Thank you so much!
Can I be on your boyfriend’s research team? I’ll bring my own popcorn.
Brooke said:My boyfriend is getting his PhD at UDel (Sociology, collective behavior, etc.) and his primary research project is on zombies. This is so effing awesome.
Okay, PhD, sweet, does he also have a full-time job? I’m just curious. I want one of those degrees.