That is the first and last time I will make that pun on this blog, I swear.

Before I entered my Psychology class, I–like most people, probably–didn't really know how the brain works. I had a general idea that neurons fire and stuff happens (heck, I've already taken biology, so I learned about stuff on a cellular level in MORE DETAIL THAN YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT), but that is the most general of generalities. Now I'm a month into my AP Psychology course and... Well, I still only have a general idea about how the brain works (how much does anybody know, really?) but what I do know is so cool!

For instance, you have a blind spot in each eye where your optic nerve connects to your retina (check it out for yourself here). It doesn't affect you in every day life because one eye can generally cover for the blind spot of the other, but it's the kind of useless trivia that I really like.

And babies are born with a ton of reflexes. I also cherish this knowledge, however it makes me want to go up to strangers and poke their babies. I feel that this is a less than desirable compulsion.

And... Well, I could go on, but if you really wanted to know a list of cool facts, you'd look up a Psychology website, or something. Bottom line, Psychology is really cool, but it's also really controversial. You may have heard of the Milgram experiment. Although it sounds really terrible, it's also stuff like that that makes Psychology interesting to learn about, because it's so inextricably tied up in ethics.

However, I will make sure not to use my knowledge for evil. I promise. :)