• Question: What is the most extraordinary thing you have ever discovered or seen in your studies?

    Asked by 534strk46 to Chris, Georgina, Kristi, Laura, Livia on 7 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by lulu_olga_cookie:}, Miajamie.
    • Photo: Kristi Sawyer

      Kristi Sawyer answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      I work with mothers and their children, and every day I learn something amazing! Every time I am invited into their homes and learn about how they have coped with all the difficulties in their life, I think it’s extraordinary.

    • Photo: Livia Carvalho

      Livia Carvalho answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      i am currently trying to find out whether a particular molecule is indeed causing healthy people to become mentally ill.

    • Photo: Laura Ginesi

      Laura Ginesi answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      That people who have had to deal with almost unimaginable stresses are incredibly resilient. Never ceases to amaze me!

      People can survive and cope with the most difficult situations – and come out the other side. Astonishing!

    • Photo: Chris Tyler

      Chris Tyler answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      I always find the difference between what the body CAN do and what the body ALLOWS you to do fascinating. In one of my pictures you can see somebody sitting in a chair – we ask them to extend their leg as hard as they can (a maximal contraction) and then while they are doing so we electrocute them!! We send a small electric shock straight to the nerve and this causes the entire muscle to contract. If you are rested there is no difference because your maximum is really the maximum but if you are tired there is a big difference – the muscle can do so much more than you think!

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