Friday, May 31, 2013

Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming-"the result of a surreal convergence of neurological impairments"

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2013/05/31/neuroscientist-addresses-zombie-science


Neuroscientist Addresses Zombie Science

Posted by  on Fri, May 31, 2013



"This discussion might leave participants weighing the nuances of that eternal question: Does sci-fi imitate science, or does science imitate sci-fi? That's because the traits that make zombies so iconic —their stiff lumbering stride, their inability to talk or experience pain — actually have some root in the scientific realm.
For Night of the Living Dead -heads, it’s that elusive quality that makes zombies so clumsily terrifying. For modern neuroscientists, these features can be explained as the result of a surreal convergence of neurological impairments."

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