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I think the most interesting topic that we discussed last week was the example of Christopher Reeves. It was helpful to understand the symptoms of a parapalegic as almost a blockage within the nervous system. Signals released from the brain cannot travel to the rest of the body, and signals applied to the body are not recieved by the brain. However, the interesting aspect of this is that his foot would withdraw if pinched. Even though the brain cannot interpret the pinching as pain, the foot can still act on its own. It's scary to imagine a world in which we are physically connected to our bodies, but not mentally. Disruptions in the nervous system, while obviously traumatizing for the individuals, allow us to further explore the inner workings of the interactions within our bodies.