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there's very little of the midbrain
that we can actually see.
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Yet, as I demonstrated
in my lecture last week,
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if the under aspects of the temporal lobes
are gently pulled apart,
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the upper portion of the stem
of the brain can be seen.
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This so-called brainstem
consists of the midbrain,
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a rounded protrusion called the pons,
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and a stalk tapering downwards
called the medulla oblongata
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which passes out of the skull
through the foramen magnum
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and becomes, of course, the spinal cord.
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Are there any questions before we proceed?
:05:45
I have one question, Dr Frankenstein.
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That's Fronkonsteen.
:05:52
I beg your pardon?
:05:54
My name. It's pronounced "Fronkonsteen".
:05:58
But aren't you the grandson
of the famous Dr Victor Frankenstein,
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who dug up freshly buried corpses
and transformed dead components into...
:06:06
Yes, yes.
:06:08
Yes.
:06:09
We all know what he did.
:06:12
But I'd rather be remembered
for my own small contributions to science
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and not because of my accidental
relationship
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to a famous... cuckoo.
:06:28
Now, if you don't mind,
can we have your question?
:06:31
Well, sir, I'm not sure
I understand the distinction between
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reflexive and voluntary nerve impulses.
:06:37
Good. Since our lab work today
is a demonstration of just that distinction,
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why don't we proceed?
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Mr Hilltop here,
with whom I have never worked
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or given any prior instructions to,
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has graciously offered his services
for today's demonstration.