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Jun 10, 2009 · Absent a properly functioning frontal lobe, a zombie is driven entirely by base emotions – such as rage – that are housed in the primitive parts of our brain, notably the amygdala. There’s...
- Insatiable Hunger
- Visual Recognition
- Movement
- Reactive-Impulsive Aggression
It’s a safe bet that what a zombie is feeling is hungry. All zombies do is eat, and it doesn’t seem to matter if they’ve already consumed half the town — they still want more. This ravenousness isn’t quite normal, and the hypothalamus could be to blame. This part of the brain is responsible for regulating metabolic processes and other basic functio...
Another recognizable zombie issue is just that, recognition. If a friend or family member is turned into a zombie, it’s a pretty safe bet they won’t recognize or care who you are afterward. All they see is a human they can eat; they will not see a sister, brother, friend, or loved one. This lack of recognition resembles a creepy psychiatric disorde...
If a person is asked to imitate a zombie, one of the key components to the performance is movement. The slow, lumbering, and arms aloft walking may have been abandoned for some modern interpretations of zombies (looking at youThe Walking Dead), but classic zombies all moved in a pretty similar way. Motion is a complex thing to study and attribute t...
Certainly the most noticeable thing about a zombie is the fact that they want to kill you. And they aren’t going about it in a rational, calm way. This type of mindless violence was described by neuroscientist and Carnegie Mellon professor Timothy Verstynen as reactive-impulsive aggression. Verstynen, who co-authored Do Zombies Dream of Undead Shee...
Feb 9, 2022 · On top of this rage, zombies can’t verbally express their angst because of a flawed arcuate fasciculus, which connects two regions of the brain responsible for language.
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Oct 29, 2010 · Zombie Rage: The amygdala, the brain’s primal emotion center, is where emotions like rage are first registered. Then, typically, the anterior cingulate cortex steps in and dampens the signals...
Nov 15, 2020 · If we think about what could actually cause a zombie apocalypse – a viral or bacterial pandemic, prions, or even brain-infecting worms – it is unlikely that any of these agents could enter something as complex as the human brain, and only damage specific parts.
Oct 25, 2022 · A few undead outliers fall in love, sprint at superhuman speeds and even cheerily sell real estate, but thanks to (en)trailblazing horror film director George A. Romero, the stereotypical pop...
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Dec 14, 2015 · Zombie expert Matt Mogk defines a zombie with three criteria: it is a reanimated human corpse; it is relentlessly aggressive; and it is biologically infected and infectious. 1 But Mogk notes that this definition has been altered by the recognition of “rage” zombies, which are infected but still alive.
