La historia del pollo Mike

Santiago Conde Escrito hace 11 años

Buenas chicos! Hoy me acabo de acordar de una cosa muy curiosa que ví hace tiempo en internete y quería compartir con vosotros se trata de la historia del pollo Mike, para todos aquellos como yo que teneis un pueblo y visitais a la abuela o cosas así la vais a disfrutar, resulta que en los años 40, un granjero iba a sacrificar a su pollo para comerselo supongo, con la mala suerte que al dar el hachazo el hacha solo seccionó la mitad de la cabeza dejando una parte del cerebro intacta y la apertura del esófago abierta, un coágulo en la vena permitió que no se desangrase y que el pollo sobreviviera durante 2 años, era capaz de sostenerse sobre una pata y de intentar alzar el vuelo característico de los pollos, lamentablemente el hacha había seccionado la parte que se encargaba del habla, por lo tanto no podía cloquear, el dueño lo alimentaba a partir de una pipeta en la apertura del esófago, y ganó mucho dinero en ferias y exposiciones, lamentablemente Mike murió en las Vegas en una exposición en la que me imagino que el dueño estaría muy ocupado haciendo otro tipo de tareas y actividades y se le olvidó de darle de comer por la pipeta y el pobre pollo se atragantó con un grano de maíz.

De todos (por eso digo la gente de pueblo que tiene la oportunidad de vivir esto más de cerca...) es sabido que los pollos, pavos y demás seres animales son capaces de vivir y correr unos pocos segundas después de su decapitación (ahora es cuando me acuerdo de la gente que ha sido asesinada por la guillotina...) pero esta historia es sin duda mialgrosa e increíble. Podeis comprobarla en wikipedia si no me creeis.

Qué opinais de esto chicos?

Un besito y saluditooos!

Bloo Berry Escrito hace 11 años

Hi! I will be writing in English here as well, cause I'm not so fluent in Spanish :P

Well, it's always impressive to hear about this story. I study Psychology and some weeks ago in our Neuropsychology class, our professor told us about the chicken. Due to the fact that the brain stem is not damaged, the functions that are attached to it are not affected. That's why the heart keeps beating and the animal keeps breathing, and of course has its normal reflexes, like walking. Thus, the organism can survive exactly because the stem is intact, as the cerebral cortex does not control the above functions.

Accidental things happen, and life keeps surprising us! What does science holds for the future?

Ana PC Escrito hace 11 años

Oh Neuropsychology class, really?? that's the way i want to specialize!!! hahaha

Santiago Conde Escrito hace 11 años

It is a good topic to discuss neuropsychology I was very surprissed when I noticed about PNL aka neuro-linguistic programmation, the possibiliy of create relationships and association between an external stimulus and an internal emotion or behavior. 

Sounds exciting and interesnting don't you think?

Bloo Berry Escrito hace 11 años

Glad to read positive comments on Neuropsychology! It is indeed a very interesting combination of Psychology and Neurology and provides useful information about the brain and the behaviour. Truth is we can always understand a lot from a more biological and practical perspective. Note that one reason students like the subject is because of the "medical" side of it, so we can all play Dr Shepherd for a semester :P

Ana, I'm sure Neuropsychology is a fascinating field to specialize! You should talk with your professors a lot about the matter and keep close those that are Neuropsychologists, Psychophysiologists or at least Cognitive Psychologists. After university, you will have to earn a Master on Neuropsychology and after that work or PhD. Research can reveal impressive and useful information and clinical practice can have good results with the understanding and modification of behaviour. I also strongly recommend working as a volunteer to special centres, hospitals or organizations that treat people in need through neuropsychological methods, so that you can experience the matter first hand.

Santiago, NLP is indeed an interesting practice developed by Grinder and Bandler, however, I'm afraid I cannot provide much information because I haven't been taught and searched adequately yet on the matter. Of course, the many programmes that are used to treat behaviour problems are believed to be very helpful, although there is much criticism aand discussion on exactly how helpful they are, if they are at all. NLP is based on Neurology, Language and Programming, the three core components for behaviour and their connection. Although NLP has developed a lot since the 70s, it is mostly considered a pseudoscience. Whatever the case, unless we see for ourselves what it really is, it would be interesting to research about it a little more.

Santiago Conde Escrito hace 11 años

Please don't call me Santiago hahaha u remember me my mom when is mad at me :Santi is fine =)
I have found NLP by a strike of luck a friend of mine talk me about a book (sorry I dunno remember its name now, as u will presume, drunken times and hangovers have blown a bit neurons of my brain hahah) and once I read it I start to look up for material, interview fields of aplication documentaries and well things like that but not only limitated to NLP but also in other fields more related with psychology I guess.

I have even attended to a course offered by company of telecommunications in my university about leadership, self esteem, emotional intelligence and things like that to apply in a job interview, working... in the other words in the laboral world and it's interesting, (u can imagine how the efficiency and results have to be to encourage a telecommunications company to offer it freely xD)

But I am not a psychology student I am a telecommunications engineering student in spanish aka teleco hahaha.

Kisses and good nights ^^

Bloo Berry Escrito hace 11 años

Well, your profile says Santiago, don't blame me! :P

Soo, Santi and everyone, I have yet to search more about NLP. On the other hand, what I can tell you for sure is that couple of weeks ago our Neuro prof took us to the Medical School for a brain anatomy class. There we had the fascinating opportunity to touch human brains and skulls with our very own hands! I love Medicine so you can understand how amazed I was. We learned things about the brain anatomy and the more important was that we saw from very close all those things that we talk about theoretically or see in drawn images. The brain is impressive to see, with all those areas that are attached to different functions. Also, when you press it, it feels like a sponge. Unique experience.. My next goal is to see a heart :)