Not even a century ago the USSR was doing horrible things to dogs to study the brain, even still, it has a lot of unanswered questions.

There’s a book abt it called plastic? I think idk it’s new

@robxtom, you just advanced to level 3!

Understanding how it works is one thing. People want to be able to tinker with it to an end, like a heart or intestine.

Is it possible to have thoughts without language?

True no one knows enough abt it yet to do that w any accuracy. It’d be observational. Do this see what happens

Yes.

Yeah

I don’t think in language all the time

Most of the time

If a tree falls in the woods and no one's there to hear it does make a sound?@robxtom

Do you need to explain to yourself in a monologue every time your hungry?

Is hunger a Feeling? And I'm hungry I thought?

@Beth let me know if I can explain better.

I would rather unanswered questions than for anyone to be horrible with dogs. I prefer dogs over humans most of the time 😊

@Beth Absolutely.

> Is it possible to have thoughts without language?
@busillis Steven Pinker wrote a great piece about that. If I recall correctly, he contends you have an internal grammar for processing, not necessarily language per se. He would probably shoot me for my facile understanding.

I don’t know what a cerebellum is but other than that I think I understand

@Beth Agreed. The more I learn about people, the more I love dogs.

@Beth small brain, responsible for such things as coordination and balance.

Yes

How can someone not like the most loyal creatures around?

When it's so much harder to trust humans.

Food for thought!

I have two of pinkers books I have to read still

That is where I have difficulties in life.. I’m one of those people who always gets attached/stuck to a door knob etc

@Beth Kid A has a strong cerebellum, good balance and coordination. Kid B has a weak cerebellum, terrible at balance and coordination. Kid A has a weak frontal lobe (responsible for deductive thinking). Kid B has a strong frontal lobe.
Kid A will be into sports, kid B into reading.

@Beth you and me both. 😄 Hahahaha1

> I have two of pinkers books I have to read still
@robxtom lol I still have one. I read it a long long time ago, though.

Enlightenment now and the stuff of thought. Looked really cool

@zulu

I’m kid B 🙋🏼‍♀️

@robxtom 'The Language Instinct'. I'm looking at it right now. It is more of my post-its than book. Hahaha

Is this internal grammar a manifestation of biochemical reactions?

Facts lol I feel that

That's a doc question.

@Beth I am kid B too, but I wanted to be a soldier, so I trained like hell to acquire the skills of kid A.

He became superhuman.

Man AB.

😂😂

*bows*