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My story and our brain.

I grew up to study the brain because I had a brother 18 months older than I, who would

eventually be diagnosed with the brain disorder schizophrenia.

As young siblings, my brother and I were virtually inseparable, but at an early age, I realized

that he and I were very different from one another in how we experienced reality.

On a routine basis, we would have the exact same experience, but walk away with very different

interpretations of what had just happened.

He might think our mother was angry at us based on the tone of her voice, for example,

while I was quite sure she was petrified that we were going to be hurt.

Because of this, I became fascinated with trying to understand what was normal because

it was clear to me that one of us was atypical.

As far as I could tell, he was oblivious to our different perceptions and interpretations.

For my own survival and sanity, I started paying very close attention to what I could

learn from others based on their body and facial languages.

I became fascinated with anatomy, and at Indiana University, I pursued undergraduate

degrees in physiological psychology and human biology.

After spending a couple of years as a lab tech in a Neuroanatomy lab, I skipped the

master's degree program and went straight for a PhD in life sciences at Indiana State University.

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