I gave them an exam, that’s what. That and long boring lecturings at 8am on pattern formation in the nervous system. But otherwise, I’ve had them blogging, so we can take a peek into the brain of a typical college student and see what actually engages them.

• Neural stem cells.

• Zeta inhibitory peptide.

• Aquaporin.

• Time perception and bungee jumping.

• Olfactory templates.

• Porn.

• Synesthesia.

• Visual hallucinations…in blind people.

• Immortality.

• Mirror neurons.

• Keeping time in the brain.

• Facebook.

• Synesthesia (again—blame Eagleman, who came to talk to the class).

I understand these are all the things all college students everywhere are contemplating.

(Also on FtB)