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Like a lot of people have said, I took this class expecting to learn about the anatomy of the brain and neurotransmitters and their impact on psychology (mostly abnormal).

When we discussed Emily Dickinson in the first class, I knew it was not quite what I had thought it was going to be. But I like Dickinson, so it was ok. :) But then I came back to the next class, and we had just as interesting a discussion as before. This was a class that was accessible to everyone, of all backgrounds. As a relatively unscientific person, I was really appreciative of the fact that we mixed in some philosophy, discussion, psychology, etc. It was not a boring class by any means. And yet we learned a lot about perception, the brain, neurotransmitters, but just in a different way. It was an unusual approach, and I think it worked well for the students... almost everyone definitely seemed engaged in the converstions and lectures.

It still bugs me that my reality is not "real" reality, but I guess I'll have to come to terms with that! In a way, this class has made me a lot less skeptical about the 'hokey' things I used to doubt - I don't necessarily believe them, but I can understand why people may do so, and accept that they may in fact be correct when they say they can see someone else's aura... and I was certainly not ready to do that before. 

I really did enjoy this class, and I would recommend it to anyone who asked me.