Todd Fassler Said When He Got Bit by The

Scenario: Jaclyn is in the kitchen with her Aunt and she realizes she is leaning her hand on a hotplate. She immediately yells and pulls her hand away from the hot plate.

Question: “Why and how does our muscular system work with our nervous system in order to avoid danger?”

Evidence 1:

Lucinda is a mother of an 18-month-old baby girl. She is very concerned about her daughter though. Her baby has not begun to start walking yet and she knows for a fact that most babies begin to walk by 12 months of age. Lucinda knows her baby can move her feet because she tickles them all the time and the baby pulls her feet away which shows she isn’t paralyzed. Since her baby is talking, she doesn’t think anything is wrong with her brain so she is convinced her baby’s problem must only be due to muscles not reacting well.

Evidence 2: Selfie with a Snake

Todd Fassler said when he got bit by the

snake his whole body shook and he was

paralyzed. His bill was over $153,000!

Evidence 3: Syracuse University

Syracuse University located in New York state recently released a scholarly article in regards to brain trauma and muscle movement. For the past 6 years they have followed 50 victims of major accidents. They have recorded their improvements and tested each of their brain functions with PET scans. (PET scans show electrical movement in the brain.) The researchers had two groups. One group received daily mental enrichment and those individuals were provided a gym to work out in to strengthen their muscle coordination. The second group was given no mental stimulation or support and only was given access to the gym facility. The researchers concluded that all of the individuals with brain enrichment showed an increase in reactions times. The 25 patients who did not receive the extra support were labeled as severely delayed with muscle inhibition.

Evidence 4: Electronic Arm

Watch the Ted Talk from Neuroscientist Greg Gage.

1)Sam could move Miguel’s arm when she used her brain.

2)Sam could not move Miguel’s arm when Greg moved her arm for her and she did not use her brain.

Evidence 5:

Interview Script

Dr. Alcoba, from Doctors Without Borders,

is a snake bite expert.

He says when a snake bites you the toxins in the venom affect the

ability of the brain to send signals to your nerves resulting in

extreme muscle movement (spasms and twitching) or no muscle

movement (paralysis).