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Diagnosing a zombie: Brain and body (Part one) - Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek

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Zombies eat brains. They are also, like all of us, driven by brain functions. What is happening in their brains to make them act as they do? In this intriguing dialogue, Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek apply the various human medical possibilities that make zombies...zombies.

Why is it not enough to make global statements like “They have movement problems” or “They have language problems” when trying to diagnose the nature of an injury in a neurological patient? How do the specific details of their symptoms provide insights as to the nature of the brain damage?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Bradley Voytek, Tim Verstynen
  • Animator Franz Palomares
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  • Narrator Tim Verstynen, Bradley Voytek

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