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Wow. Last post about what I learned etc. I went into this course not knowing what to expect. I had heard, well, interesting things about professor Grobstein and lets just say he lived up to my expectations. Other than coming out of this course with a large obsession with the unconscious, what I really learned is a different way of thinking. Not only about ourselves and the brain and behavior (which is true), but in the larger things as well. I think this course, more than learning about the brain and neurobiology and behavior, was about thinking about the brain etc. This strikes me as more than a little ironic, but that’s the not the point. I took almost everything Paul had to say as if it were just a thought of his, and I was left to mull it over and listen to what other people had to say about it. I think this is very important in a world where we all rush to publish the ‘right’ answer. I don’t ‘believe’ everything Paul had to say, however was always glad that a new idea was put out there and perhaps I could be convinced with more research etc, which pointed out to me the true value of any research. So basically yes, I thought the class was valuable to learn about neurobio. and behavior, but was in fact most valuable in the way we learned to learn about it.