ONE SMALL SEED MAGAZINE Issue #26 Digital 01 | Page 39

...SCIENTIFICALLY

SPEAKING

If you're not a biology or physics major
then words like 'neuro' and 'science'
might seem irrelevant, or perhaps
even intimidating. But neuroscience,
which in short is defined as 'the study
of the nervous system', is a field that's
been attracting more than just lab
rats for quite some time. Thanks to
modern technology, especially the MRI
(magnetic resonance imaging) scanner
that gives you detailed images of brain
activity, the universal question of 'Why
Do We...?' is now being answered.
Ninety-five percent of the decisions
we make are said to be already
decided on a subconscious level – so
by understanding the 'Why' of what

we do could potentially change the
reality of what we’re doing before we
even do it! With this remarkable new
ability of foresight, 'planting the seed'
has never been easier for those with
access to the resources. A quote from
Anthony Burgess' infamous cult classic
Clockwork Orange states: ‘When a
man cannot choose, he ceases to be
a man.’ Something to think about...
Here are a few mind-bending segments
that reveal how science can help make
sense of why we do things – which, up
until recently, we simply haven't been
able to provide concrete answers to.