IgrewuptostudythebrainbecauseIhaveabrotherwhohasbeendiagnosedwithabraindisorder:schizophrenia.Andasasisterandlater,asascientist,IwantedtounderstandwhyisitthatIcantakemydreams,Icanconnectthemtomyreality,andIcanmakemydreamscometrue.Whatisitaboutmybrother'sbrainandhisschizophreniathathecannotconnecthisdreamstoacommonandsharedreality,sotheyinsteadbecomedelusion?我之所以选择学习脑科是因为我的一个弟弟被诊断大脑功能紊乱,用专业点的说法就是精神分裂症。作为姐姐,到后来是作为科学家,我十分想了解为什么我们会做梦,而且能够将做的梦和现实联系起来,更有可能会梦想成真。我弟弟的大脑到底是怎么了?他得的精神分裂症就是他不能将他做的梦和普通的现实结合起来,所以相反的就形成了幻觉。SoIdedicatedmycareertoresearchintotheseverementalillnesses.AndImovedfrommyhomestateofIndianatoBoston,whereIwasworkinginthelabofDr.FrancineBenes,intheHarvardDepartmentofPsychiatry.Andinthelab,wewereaskingthequestion,Whatarethebiologicaldifferencesbetweenthebrainsofindividualswhowouldbediagnosedasnormalcontrol,ascomparedwiththebrainsofindividualsdiagnosedwithschizophrenia,schizoaffectiveorbipolardisorder?因此我致力于研究这些严重的精神疾病。而且我也从印第安纳州搬到波士顿,在那里,我可以在哈佛精神病学,在实验过程中,我们会一直询问:“从生物学的角度来说,个体与个体的究竟在哪里?那些被诊断为精神分裂症,精神压抑的混乱症状或者大脑功能极端紊乱的病人相比,他们和那些大脑控制功能正常的人有什么区别?”Sowewereessentiallymappingthemicrocircuitryofthebrain:whichcellsarecommunicatingwithwhichcells,withwhichchemicals,andtheninwhatquantitiesofthosechemicals?SotherewasalotofmeaninginmylifebecauseIwasperformingthistypeofresearchduringtheday.Butthenintheeveningsandontheweekends,ItraveledasanadvocateforNAMI,theNationalAllianceonMentalIllness.ButonthemorningofDecember10,1996,IwokeuptodiscoverthatIhadabraindisorderofmyown.Abloodvesselexplodedinthelefthalfofmybrain.Andinthecourseoffourhours,Iwatchedmybraincompletelydeteriorateinitsabilitytoprocessallinformation.Onthemorningofthehemorrhage,Icouldnotwalk,talk,read,writeorrecallanyofmylife.Iessentiallybecameaninfantinawoman'sbody.所以我们首先画出了大脑的微线性图:哪些细胞是和哪些细胞是有联系的?通过何种化学物质联系?这些化学物质有多少?因此我的生活充满意义,因为在白天,我一直在从事这种研究。但是晚上和周末,我则作为精神疾病联盟一员从事一些宣传工作。但是1996年12月10号的早上,当我起来时却发现自己大脑有点紊乱。我的大脑左半球的血管充血爆裂。在4个小时的时间里,我的大脑完全失去了它传达信息的功能。早上的脑充血,使我不能走路、交谈、读、写和唤醒其他身体机能。尽管我是个成年的女性,但身体行动却完全如同婴儿一般。Ifyou'veeverseenahumanbrain,it'sobviousthatthetwohemispheresarecompletelyseparatefromoneanother.AndIhavebroughtforyouarealhumanbrain.Sothisisarealhumanbrain.不知道各位是否见过人类的大脑,很明显,它是由两个独立的半球组成。今天我给大家带来了一个真实的人脑。看,这就是一个真实的人脑,Thisisthefrontofthebrain,thebackofbrainwiththespinalcordhangingdown,andthisishowitwouldbepositionedinsideofmyhead.Andwhenyoulookatthebrain,it'sobviousthatthetwocerebralcorticesarecompletelyseparatefromoneanother.Forthoseofyouwhounderstandcomputers,ourrighthemispherefunctionslikeaparallelprocessor,whileourlefthemispherefunctionslikeaserialprocessor.Thetwohemispheresdocommunicatewithoneanotherthroughthecorpuscollosum,whichismadeupofsome300millionaxonalfibers.Butotherthanthat,thetwohemispheresarecompletelyseparate.Becausetheyprocessinformationdifferently,eachofourhemispheresthinkaboutdifferentthings,theycareaboutdifferentthings,and,dareIsay,theyhaveverydifferentpersonalities.这是大脑的前面,这是后面,大家还可以看到延伸的脊髓,它就是这样存在于我们的脑袋里的。当我们再看这个大脑的时候,我们可以轻易的发现这两个半球的大脑皮质是完全分开的。各位都知道电脑的工作原理,我们的右半脑的功能就像一个并行处理机,我们的左脑半球就像一个串行处理机。这两个半球,由胼胝体连接在一起,使两个半球的神经传导得以互通。胼胝体是由三亿轴体光纤组成的。但是除了那些联系,这两个半球则是完全独立的。因为它们传达的信息不同,我们每个脑半球的思考的东西也不一样,它们掌管的区域不一样,我敢说,它们有不同的特性。Excuseme.Thankyou.It'sbeenajoy.(Assistant:Ithasbeen.)打扰以下,谢谢你。很有意思吧。Ourrighthemisphereisallaboutthispresentmoment.It'sallaboutrighthere,rightnow.Ourrighthemisphere,itthinksinpicturesanditlearnskinestheticallythroughthemovementofourbodies.Information,intheformofenergy,streamsinsimultaneouslythroughallofoursensorysystemsandthenitexplodesintothisenormouscollageofwhatthispresentmomentlookslike,whatthispresentmomentsmellslikeandtasteslike,whatitfeelslikeandwhatitsoundslike.Iamanenergy-beingconnectedtotheenergyallaroundmethroughtheconsciousnessofmyrighthemisphere.Weareenergy-beingsconnectedtooneanotherthroughtheconsciousnessofourrighthemispheresasonehumanfamily.Andrighthere,rightnow,wearebrothersandsistersonthisplanet,heretomaketheworldabetterplace.Andinthismomentweareperfect,wearewholeandwearebeautiful.我们的右脑半球负责我们现在的事情。它的内容就是:“此时,此刻。”而且我们的右脑半球,它是形象思维,它通过我们身体的运动来感知。信息,以能量的形式,通过我们的感官系统同时注入大脑,然后再分解成无数的抽象的拼图继而呈现我们现在看起来是什么样,此刻有什么气味和味道,此刻的感觉是什么?听到了什么声音?通过大脑右半球的感觉,使得自身的能量和周围的能量相结合。通过我们右半脑的感觉,我们都是一个个互相联系的能量体,如同一个家庭。此时,此刻,我们都是同一个星球上的兄弟姐妹,我们的目标是让这个世界更加的美好。而且此时此刻,我们和谐的生活在一起,我们是一个和谐的整体。Mylefthemisphere--ourlefthemisphere--isaverydifferentplace.Ourlefthemispherethinkslinearlyandmethodically.Ourlefthemisphereisallaboutthepastandit'sallaboutthefuture.Ourlefthemisphereisdesignedtotakethatenormouscollageofthepresentmomentandstartpickingoutdetails,detailsandmoredetailsaboutthosedetails.Itthencategorizesandorganizesallthatinformation,associatesitwitheverythinginthepastwe'veeverlearned,andprojectsintothefutureallofourpossibilities.Andourlefthemispherethinksinlanguage.It'sthatongoingbrainchatterthatconnectsmeandmyinternalworldtomyexternalworld.It'sthatlittlevoicethatsaystome,Hey,yougottaremembertopickupbananasonyourwayhome.Ineedtheminthemorning.我的左脑半球,我们的左脑半球,则是一个完全不同的地方。我们左脑半球的思考是线性的,系统的。我们的左脑半球的内容是关于过去和将来。我们左脑半球的形成,是为了将此刻的大量抽象拼图,提取,然后分解成细节,很多的不同的细节。然后再综