Notes:
HERE WE ARE, 3 MONTHS LATER:
LOOK WHAT’S CHANGED IN THIS PERSON’S BRAIN.
THE NEURAL NETWORKS THAT RECOGNIZE SNAKE STIMULI WERE BURNED INTO THE SENSORY THALAMUS AND AMYGDALA BY THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING BITTEN BY THE COBRA.
AS A RESULT, ONLY WEAK SIGNALS ARE NOW SENT TO THE CORTEX, WHILE POWERFUL SIGNALS ARE SENT TO THE AMYGDALA.
IN EFFECT, THE CORTEX IS NOW BY-PASSED, AND EVERY TIME THIS PERSON SEES A VINE, A COILED GARDEN HOSE OR ANYTHING ELSE RESEMBLING A SNAKE, THEIR AMYGDALA IS IMMEDIATELY TRIGGERED INTO ACTION AND THEY EXPERIENCE A FULL-FLEDGED FIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE.