Here's an interesting video I came across the other day. It shows two
women competing to win the "Ironman" race 10 years ago. It's a moving
video in and of itself in that it shows their determination to cross
the finish line despite the fact that, as the announcer puts it,
"Their bodies have run out of fuel". It's difficult to watch them
struggle as their legs wobble underneath them and they are also
disoriented. Just wondering how our bio-psych folks would explain
what's happening to their bodies. I'm assuming that we're seeing the
effects of the depletion of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, but
I'd like to hear what others have to say. Also the disorientation -
due to a lack of oxygen to the brain?
Here's the link to the video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTn1v5TGK_w&eurl=http://videos.komando.com/2009/02/04/a-crawl-to-the-finish/
also here:
http://bit.ly/Y4o7
Michael
Michael Britt
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www.thepsychfiles.com
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