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I am pleased now to have created a box in my brain.  I stored what I have learned in this course.  I will always leave a room for more summary of observations that would explain brain=behavior throughout my life.

We think every moment.  Onto many streams of thoughts that I constantly have carried along in my brain for the past 20 years, I added one more topic, that is, neurobiology and behavior.  This topic can stand on its own as one independent topic in my brain because it's so fascinating.  I am going to keep thinking about it constantly for the rest of my life, making new summary of observations.  While doing that, I will be reminded of the dear classmates, interesting activities we did during class like blind spot and three doors, and Professor Grobstein asking us an open-ended question. 

I first found this course stressful and intimidating because I was not a native speaker of English and I could not express myself fully in class.  But writing webpapers based on the topics I am interested in and searching for articles that revolve around those topics, I was able to express myself fully based on my cultural backgrounds and my brain. As time went, I became more engaged. 

 I agree with Emily Dickinson's suggestion that the brain contains the sky ... and you as well. The organ that constitutes 2% in weight of our body creates a person's world and a sense of one's identity too suggesting stories that fits in one's belief.    

The three questions I posted at the beginning of the semester were as follows: