This week marks the first week of the STEM Program. I am very excited to begin my new paid internship! As part of the requirements our group has chosen to read the book (pictured above),
The Power Of Habit. Our homework was to read Chapters 1 and 2 by Oct 4th which is when our next group meeting will be held. As soon as I got my hands on the book I began reading it, (thanks to Niall who was kind enough to gift this book to our group). I will share a very brief summary of what I read on Chapters 1 and 2. The book starts off by sharing a story of man named Eugene who had lost his memory due to viral encephalitis. Although he had lost his memory and couldn't retain new information researches were amazed that Eugene was able to complete certain tasks by himself without any help. How could he complete such tasks without memorizing anything? When a scientist named Larry Squire started to work with Eugene, he soon realized that Eugene was able to complete multiple tasks without any help thanks to the basal ganglia. The basal ganglia are a set of brain structures located below the cerebral cortex. The basal ganglia is responsible for habit formation and what Eugene was able to accomplish was in actuality new habits thanks to the basal ganglia. That is all for this summary however I will continue reading this book.
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