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In response to Molly's last question, I think that mental inputs most certainly can have huge effects on the body, both positive and negative. It has also been recently proven that the incidence of depression increases with the number of important life events that have occurred. It seems that stress and depression are strongly linked in some way. Whether stress causes depression, or whether it is merely the stimulus that a certain chemical predisposition needs to develop the disorder, I don't know. I'm not quite sure how this ties in with our corollary discharge, though... I do agree, however, with michelle, that the benefits of corollary discharge signals outweigh the negative effects.

I also am starting to think, like Michelle, that behavior is not regulated by "consciousness" as I now think of it. Perhaps all we really are are machines, and we have no real control over our destiny. It's an unnerving thought, and I don't believe it... but this class is certainly making me think about this kind of stuff....