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R. Douglas Fields, Ph.D.

Author of Why We Snap

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Neuroscience of ‘Under the Skin,’ Starring Scarlett Johansson

January 14, 2015 by R. Douglas Fields

UnderSkin (2)In the eerie science fiction film, Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson as an alien vixen clothed in human skin, roaming the earth in search of single men for nefarious purposes, a turning point comes when she offers a hooded man on a dark road a ride in her vehicle. When the man takes off his hood we see his shockingly disfigured face. It is not make up. The disfigurement is caused by a genetic condition, neurofibromatosis, affecting actor Adam Pearson. Pearson’s brother has the same disorder, but no disfigurement. Instead he suffers memory problems. The film is a head scratcher–in the best possible way–but neurofibromatosis is not. Let’s have a look.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Adam Pearson, Elephant Man, genetics, glia, learning disability, neurofibromatosis, prejudice, Scarlett Johansson, tumor

Lucy Movie Review and Neuro Fact Check

August 1, 2014 by R. Douglas Fields 4 Comments

LucyMoviePoster The premise for the movie Lucy is that 90% of human cerebral capacity goes unused, but that’s only the start of the neuroscience bloopers in this new film.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 10% Brain, Dolphins, intelligence, Lucy Movie, Morgan Freeman, Scarlett Johansson

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