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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The song goes "Pinky and the Brain, one is a genius, the other's insane", which, if it implies anything, implies Pinky is the genius and Brain is the insane one

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, for a mouse, Pinky is a genius. He's capable of abstract thought, speech, and planning

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and planning

That's...debatable LMAO

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They plan every night to take over the world

NARF!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

But every time Pinky is in charged of taking over the world, he succeeds.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

While The Brain’s plans always fail, in two episodes of Pinky and The Brain, Pinky comes very close to actually conquering the planet. In “Pinky’s Plan,” he invites all the world leaders to a party and then talks them into handing over control of their countries to The Brain. In “Pinky’s Turn,” Pinky creates an Oyster Petting Zoo that eventually becomes so successful that it results in President Bill Clinton appointing Pinky to a cabinet position.

In both of these episodes, Pinky’s plan goes surprisingly well, putting him within reaching distance of global domination. However, when he hands the reins over to The Brain, Brain fumbles and everything falls apart.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago

Plus Pinky can read and Brain can't, canonically.

[–] skulblaka 28 points 1 month ago

Brain has himself trapped in the rat race. He's so focused on making a profit he'll never see the truth of the world. Pinky has the ability to escape Samsara.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not really. I can't think of the technological term but there is a stylistic device that mirrors them. I can only think of a German example:

Und die einen stehn im Dunkeln und die andern stehn im Licht.
Und man sieht nur die im Lichte, die im dunkeln sieht man nicht.
And some stand in the dark and others in the light. And you only see the ones in the light, the ones in the dark aren't seen.

When you go literal, the pinky and braim song says "one" and "the other", not the former and the latter. It doesn't specify which one it is.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's not why it implies that Pinky is the genius, it's because The Brain is more insane than he is a genius

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I barely watched the show, that's why I didn't get it, I guess

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Glial cells, not neurons.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/human-brain-cells-make-mice-smart/

Human glia derived myelin sheaths are better, faster, and, in some mutants, can repair damaged sheaths better than rodent ones. Since myelin is what makes the action potential travel fast and efficiently along a neuron, this means smarter mice. Since there's generally very little immune activity in the CNS, you have a much lower chance of rejection.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6700730/#ABS1title

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Thank you, that's incredible!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think so Brain, but who'd want to watch Snow White and the Seven Samurai?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The beginning of Flowers for Algernon, or how I was introduced to the story through the movie Charly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That story was amazing but so crushingly depressing, highly recommend

[–] andrew_bidlaw 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Being intelligent and aware of everything and then having that intelligence slowly taken away from you, feeling your mental capacity diminishing day by day while still having the awareness that it's happening, it's pretty heavy stuff. It really brings to mind my grandmother's decline after she got Alzheimer's, she was slowly losing herself and for a long time she knew it was happening and it was painful to watch, not to mention how brutal it must have been to experience it.

Flowers for Algernon is an amazing story, but it hits pretty hard after watching it in real life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Anyone who has had to watch someone decline from Alzheimers or ALS may benefit from watching Toxic Puzzle.

ALS and Alzheimers both have roots in an ecological toxin that has no $pharmacy$ quick-fix.

Yes, available on Netflix. Or free streaming from their website: toxicpuzzle.com

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Both good, but let's not forget this legendary modern retelling:
https://youtu.be/gmOzR2AOqfw

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

His name is Robert Paulsen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Truly, a vocal master

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Deleted because I should have scrolled down for "Narf!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wasn't there a mutation in humans that increased the max. connections per neuron, with the cost of more, uh, faulty products?

Edit: asked ChatGPT, confirmed it somewhat but can't search the net.

The study you are referring to might be related to research on the evolution of the human brain and the structural differences in neurons compared to other primates. One notable study published in 2012 by a team led by neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel found that humans have a higher number of connections per neuron in the cerebral cortex compared to other primates.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

don't ever use chatgpt as a source. use it, yes, but always verify with REAL sources.