Brain Reigns
If all the complex mechanisms in the world used in every form of communication by man were microminaturized so they would fit into a gallon jar, the contents would not be as complex as man's own brain.
So said Paul G. Roofe, KU professor of zoology, last night at the Humanities lecture in the University Theatre. His topic was "This Is Why We Are Human."
THE HUMAN brain, he said, is the most mysterious machine in the universe. It contains 15 billion neurons surrounded by 150 million nerve cells, and each neuron makes at least 200,000 to 300,000 contacts with other neurons. "The possible combinations are uncountable," he said.
According to Prof. Rooef, man, as he is, evolved with the freeing of his arms from locomotion to the service of his mind, coupled with the explosive action of mutation, a sudden genetic outburst which took place in the African
veld over two million years ago. He said that increased size of the prefrontal lobes and of the association area of the brain is man's main difference from the apes. This area, and particularly the prefrontal lobes, are what makes us human, he said.
"MAN HAS BEEN successful in controlling his plant and animal companions, but not so in controlling himself," Prof. Roofe said. "The frontal lobes are responsible for man's frequent reversions to beastial behavior. The prefrontal lobes are both a burden and a blessing."
In the frontal lobes, he said, are man's main initiative, foresight, and persistence centers. An individual lacking frontal lobes cannot plan his future. He cannot organize material in any fashion.
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Daily Kansan
Friday, January 7,1966
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Nelson called for help and apprehended the two men, who were turned over to police. He got the television set—which was stolen from his apartment while he was gone.
Lew Jones, a member of the National Council of Young Socialists, helped organize the national convention of the National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Viet Nam.
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It was incorrectly stated in yesterday's Daily Kansan that he helped organize the national convention of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE).
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