Neuroscientist Reacts| Amy's Lab, Big Bang Theory, S05E16

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  • Hi there! I'm back with my usual weekly Wednesday uploads! This week I'm "reacting" to the Big Bang Theory, season 5 episode 16, "The Vacation Solution". In this episode, Sheldon visits the lab of his girlfriend, Amy (played by real life neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik). I'm here to talk about the scenes in her lab and how neuroscience research actually works. Like always with these reaction videos, I understand the purpose was to entertain, but that doesn't mean we can't learn a little something from it!
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  • @amporu
    @amporu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Physicist reacted, engineer reacted, neuroscientist reacted. Now we need a microbiologist and astrophysicist to react on bernadette and raj.

    • @mrbard1
      @mrbard1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Its like a live action avenger team assembling right before or eyes

    • @agatanataliajakubowska95
      @agatanataliajakubowska95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      and a waiter on Penny :D

    • @wani12
      @wani12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually I was always bothered by things bernadette says because that's not how it goes in the microbiology lab!!

    • @amporu
      @amporu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@wani12 well that's interesting. makes me want to see a video reaction from a microbiologist more than ever!

    • @emmanroyhippy6859
      @emmanroyhippy6859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Waitress reacts Penny as waitress
      Actress reacts Penny as actress
      Pharmaceutical Representative reacts Penny in the Pharma company.

  • @TobiMaster456
    @TobiMaster456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Sheldon doesn't knock 3 times because of OCD but because he caught his father cheating and decided that he will do it from that point onwards. I got a clip of him talking about it recommended like yesterday.

    • @ppem1988
      @ppem1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      The first one’s traditional, but two and three are for people to get their pants on

    • @willowbeederouaux4750
      @willowbeederouaux4750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      BUT Sheldon also gets upset when prevented from knocking 3 times and has to complete it or he's stressed. I have OCD. That is an OCD thing.

    • @Itsant33
      @Itsant33 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd agree with the thing regarding his father if it weren't for the fact that young Sheldon makes it up and essentially retcons the more plausible OCD.

    • @judithweiss6727
      @judithweiss6727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if that's the response to that situation, it's OCD

    • @Bribon1126
      @Bribon1126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are correct, but it’s also because he has OCD

  • @Ledbottom86
    @Ledbottom86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Its not homophobic for not wanting a guy to give you a massage.

    • @GNMbg
      @GNMbg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      its homophobic if you refuse sex to a gay man

    • @tf5493
      @tf5493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@GNMbg no definitely not.

    • @Mal-mt1lf
      @Mal-mt1lf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@GNMbg HUH? 💀

    • @GNMbg
      @GNMbg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Mal-mt1lf HUH is homophobic as well

    • @GNMbg
      @GNMbg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @mooned preference is just another word for homophobia and racism

  • @kaedowjan5196
    @kaedowjan5196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    There's a difference between a gender stereotype and the characteristics/personality of a character, not everything is a social justice issue.

    • @wheevocado
      @wheevocado 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Howard literally put a camera on teddy bear that he gave Penny, and the show treated it like it was a joke when it's really fucked up. So yeah, the show has flaws in how they depict women and men, and yes you should see it with critical eyes

    • @metacyclinemachine
      @metacyclinemachine ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wheevocado Howard is a creep, that's the joke, it has nothing to do with their gender

    • @Music-Is-Real-Love
      @Music-Is-Real-Love 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you for your comment!!.
      I felt very similarly.
      There is way too much virtue signaling in this reaction.
      It ruined all of the comedy writing and the entire point of these television episodes.
      Like the scene about the smell of formaldehyde.
      Sheldon didn't mean it literally. It was a joke.
      Howard is not homophobic, in any way.
      Never was, just because he preferred a woman's touch.
      He wasn't afraid of men, Rofl.
      Sheldon and Amy were not Elitist in their behavoirs, in any way.
      Nor was Sheldon rude to Amy.
      He was naturally blunt about everything and struggled with emotional cues.
      I thought this reaction would be lighthearted and fun.
      Nope, just SJW lectures and talking over everything.
      Disappointed 😞.

    • @willvr4
      @willvr4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Music-Is-Real-Love What do you expect? She needed a teacher to force her to learn how to have fun, you expect her to have a sense of humor or understand the nuances of a joke? I know most generations complain about the upcoming generation, but Gen-Z has the personality of a boiled egg.

  • @ccjtv809
    @ccjtv809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    It is not homophobic to prefer a massage from a female some people don’t want guys touching them it is not homophobic to not want a dude to massage you

    • @Beaah
      @Beaah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It just shows you're fragile in your own masculinity, if having someone of your own gender touching you.

    • @andreil1313
      @andreil1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Beaah it’s just a preference... most girls are not comfortable with guys touching them. I prefer massages from men because they are generally stronger. I don’t see how is different with a guy in my place.
      I don’t think having certain boundaries means you hate someone.

    • @simorote
      @simorote 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Beaah Are you in the masculinity police?

    • @Heyyitsalli
      @Heyyitsalli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Beaah it’s not about being fragile, it’s about being comfortable. Women tend to have a more comforting presence in some areas so both men and women might prefer them to men. When I go to the gynecologist I specifically request female doctors because it makes me more comfortable. I once had a teacher who said he would prefer male doctors for prostate exams because if there was something wrong or something he forgot to do that day, he’d be embarrassed around a woman 🤷🏽‍♀️ it’s not homophobic or sexist. It’s just who makes you most comfortable. But in Howard’s case yes it was homophobic 😂

    • @MrSlothJunior
      @MrSlothJunior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Heyyitsalli I don't think it's fair to call it homophobic in Howard's case either.
      He thinks that massages are a sexual thing, and he doesn't want that from a man.
      I'm not homophobic either for not dating men. It's just sexual preference.
      Edit: I thought about it a bit, and while I stand by the principles of my previous point, I do think now that Howard was being homophobic.
      Not based on what he said, but based on his attitude behind what he said. It was not just a sexual preference to him. He thought of it as wrong to have this sexual thing between two men. He really didn't want other people to think that he would've been okay with it.

  • @alexsavutube
    @alexsavutube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Physics is boring? Take that back! Also, Sheldon doesn't have a mental illness, "his mother got him tested". Penny is a struggling actress/ waitress with a small alcohol addiction who was popular and a bully in school. Her being politically correct about manliness would be out of character. If you're interested in the show's take on sexism and especially women in science, I would recommend season 6 episode 18 witch is specifically focused on this, I surely would love to hear your take on it. The show arguably made nerds cool and was validated by amazing guests but at the core is pop culture made by pop culture people and the comedic premise is stereotyping nerds as socially challenged. All this can be forgiven in my opinion as the purpose is comedy and there should be no limit on what you are allowed to joke about. Laughter is the strongest human clopping mechanism and if comedians don't have a hidden agenda, they should not be called out on their craft. Some of the guests in the show are: Stephen Hawking,

    • @alexsavutube
      @alexsavutube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      damn, TH-cam cut my comment short, there was a list of Nobel laureates and tech and science people that wore guests in the show and I was thanking you for making yourself available on line in those hard times when science is attacked by every moron with internet and I was pointing out how important it is to show people they are too stupid to find a reliable source even if she was making youtube videos.

    • @beyondviolet
      @beyondviolet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Having a mental illness is not the same as being classified as “insane,” which is what Sheldon’s mother actually had him “tested on.” I still think he’s got some form of Autism, most of his behavioral quirks point to that.

    • @Jacqueline_Thijsen
      @Jacqueline_Thijsen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sheldon's mother confirmed she had him tested but added she regretted not following that up with a visit to a specialist 😂

    • @Jana_San_SS
      @Jana_San_SS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Jacqueline_Thijsenyeah in Houston.

  • @vipulsinghal3456
    @vipulsinghal3456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Good one! You should react to Amy's Monkey examination scenes..

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Haha that's the scene I was looking for when I found this episode! It's definitely on my list!

    • @westlock
      @westlock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AskANeuroscientist To avoid contamination, shouldn't Amy have her hair in a net, or at least pinned up?

  • @shercahn
    @shercahn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I think the elephant/syphilis comment she made was more to prove a point than what was actually in the beaker.

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's a good point! I hadn't even thought of that lol most scientists are pretty literal haha

    • @warriormaiden9829
      @warriormaiden9829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AskANeuroscientist I had thought that she was simply sharing lab space with another person, and *they* were the ones working with the elephants/syphilis. I don't know 'bout anyone else, but I'd be curious enough to follow what my colleague was working on and what they were doing to the point that I know the gist of what's in the beakers. Not that I would snoop; I just ask a lot if questions and tend to set aside a binder for note sharing. Two brains are better than one and all that. 🤣

  • @tanzumlamyea6306
    @tanzumlamyea6306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I never thought I’d see a neuroscientist making a TH-cam video!! Keep up the good work!! And...There was a scene in TBBT where Amy said she can puncture a region/place of the brain and the person will stay happy forever, I was wondering if that’s true. Please enlighten me. ❤️

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Hi! Thanks so much for the comment! As far as I know, I don't think that's true. There are areas that you can remove an a person will feel less emotions, but that doesn't really mean they're happy, just that they're not sad. But maybe I'll do some more research into it and turn it into a video!

  • @olavihekandjo2928
    @olavihekandjo2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I think the portrayal of men and women on the show is more to do with who the guys are and who Penny is.
    and they generally break the stereotypes with Penny being more masculine and the guys usually needing her for usually "manly" stuff.

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for the comment! That's a fair point, though the breaking of stereotypes is typically played for a laugh rather than to make any statements about sexism (in either direction). I think this is a really great video on the issues with the Big Bang Theory (th-cam.com/video/X3-hOigoxHs/w-d-xo.html). But I still love it either way haha

    • @thomasshelby1469
      @thomasshelby1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@AskANeuroscientist its a fucking sitcom. Dont take it seriously ffs

    • @amiera1233
      @amiera1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The issue may be the “girls dumb!” stereotype

    • @MrTaylork1
      @MrTaylork1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@amiera1233 There’s one dumb girl on the show. the rest are scientists..

    • @beyondviolet
      @beyondviolet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrTaylork1 I understand people thinking the show was a bit sexist at first because none of the main female scientists made an appearance for several seasons, but there were still some side characters. The show just didn’t focus on them because they’re… side characters lol

  • @haraldsbaumanis
    @haraldsbaumanis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    You describing those conversations as "sexist" was complete bs. That was exactly how the characters would and should react because of who they were with their quirks. It in no way generalizes anything about men or women.

    • @fbksfrank4
      @fbksfrank4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, couldn’t sit around with this person.

    • @dodiswatchbobobo
      @dodiswatchbobobo ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I mean, Sheldon *is* sexist. It’s an established part of his character.

    • @scottmessenger8639
      @scottmessenger8639 ปีที่แล้ว

      You wouldn't have done well in 8th grade biology back in 1975! All you could smell in the science labs was formaldehyde! I'll never forget that smell!

    • @brontewcat
      @brontewcat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The BBT is considered sexist beyond this woman’s comments. The fact that it is part of their characters doesn’t make the conversations less sexist. I have found the characters are often sexist. A lot of the portrayals of the characters is sexist.

    • @JackLWalsh
      @JackLWalsh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dodiswatchbobobo 😂😂 Sheldon isn’t sexist. He treats everyone, man or woman as inferior to him, other than a handful of historical scientists that he considers his equal and one of those was Madam Curie. Plus he has a profound amount of respect and love for his mother and grandmother.
      So no, Sheldon isn’t sexist, he hates mainly everyone 😂😂

  • @FO....
    @FO.... 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Not wanting a massage from a man is a preference. Do you really think you can demonize someone based on their orientation like that? You think pretty highly of yourself. Congratulations.

  • @DickWigglin
    @DickWigglin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Now we just need the actor, Mayim Bialik(also a neuroscientist) to react to your reaction. lol

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If she did that I might actually die lol but I love the thought!

  • @comicuniversal9389
    @comicuniversal9389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    To answer your question about where they work they work at CalTech also Sheldon's paranoid so he probbaly thinks that the guy who lets them into the parking lot (like the pay booth) will inspect there car.

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      haha I didn't even think of that, but you're totally right!

  • @bryant475
    @bryant475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    26:10 I'm glad you mentioned Sheldon not wearing gloves! Very surprising that they forgot that detail, lol. Also, I hated counting cells in bio lab! (Future physician here). I love TBBT, definitely my favorite sitcom ever :)

    • @MightyPee
      @MightyPee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that they didn't put him gloves, so that we can clearly see the blood coming from his thumb... That's my only hypothesis there.

  • @Jon66B
    @Jon66B 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Long analysis of why elephant syphilis... Or she lied to him to get him to wash the beaker.

  • @eddipl5055
    @eddipl5055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    19:00 i think she said that to him not because she actually did that but to prove a point knowing he is not 100% sure about how he cleaned the lab equip.

  • @clala5793
    @clala5793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A real neuroscientist reacting to a real neuroscientist

  • @sekulrtsnfnugg6126
    @sekulrtsnfnugg6126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yeah, that's not homophobic..

  • @pippahamilton3304
    @pippahamilton3304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don’t know if this is something you would know about, but I’ve always been fascinated by the story of Phineas Gage, who had a large poll driven through his head but survived for years afterwards. Maybe you could do a video about how his brain was able to recover from such a catastrophic injury?

    • @pippahamilton3304
      @pippahamilton3304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sorry, I just saw that you did do one on him, off to watch it now!

  • @MrWhatdafuBOOM
    @MrWhatdafuBOOM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I sincerely hope your line about homophobia was a joke.

  • @Bubbaboyjr1989
    @Bubbaboyjr1989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please keep making reaction videos! I love the info about the accuracy of her lab set up. Details like this I would’ve never known about.

  • @abhinavbhagwat746
    @abhinavbhagwat746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:03 Physics is bori.... WHAT!?

  • @bradley_klein
    @bradley_klein 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Homophobic for having a preference? Nah, I'm turned off to your content.

  • @Dude.From.Mars.
    @Dude.From.Mars. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    73rd subscriber !! Which is also Sheldon's favorite prime number 😂

  • @BaronessErsatz
    @BaronessErsatz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The writers of the show CLAIMED that Sheldon wasn't an Asperger's patient, but using reruns as a playbook for dealing with one has kept me going as the caregiver for my housemate who has it. And for far longer than anybody ever figured. So it's been useful for long-suffering folks like me.

    • @JBG-AjaxzeMedia
      @JBG-AjaxzeMedia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they really said that to cover their bases in case they made a mistake or something, what they meant is they didn't write with Aspergers in mind, they just wrote him how they pictured him, and he just tends to have a lot of qualities similar to aspergers, as well as other alt-abilities, so that viewers could relate to him in their own way

  • @TheMementoMori
    @TheMementoMori 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You remind me a bit of Leslie Winkle!

    • @fraguzz
      @fraguzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My thought to!

    • @Jay-Ryan
      @Jay-Ryan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🎵 Call me! 🎵

  • @christopherbiggers7811
    @christopherbiggers7811 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't have any college education but did graduate student level work in an orinthology lab. I was picking bugs out of clay nests made by cliff swallows for three days, six hours a day. Despite that she was working on this research for over ten years I discovered a bug that wasn't yet classified.

  • @r0bw00d
    @r0bw00d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Elephant spinal fluid: it's not about what she's working on, but rather her calling Sheldon out on his bluff.

  • @MaryDaisy31
    @MaryDaisy31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your reaction! As a fan of big bang theory, I can tell you that also in other episodes there are some quotes from Amy intentional to "make fun" of Sheldon who considers himself a genius in everything he does. In some of the writers' interviews they point out that Sheldon misses the sarcasm and for a long time fails to admit that Amy's work is equally important and difficult than that of another field as a theoretical physicist. The aim of your video was to point out any mistakes that may have been made, but I think it might interest you as they still proposed a realistic character who knows how to "joke" about her job, as you rightly pointed out in the elephant quote. If sheldon had had a prep he would surely have understood why he could or could not drink from that beaker.

  • @professorclarity861
    @professorclarity861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Just discovered your channel, and I'm loving it so far! I hope the reaction videos bring more attention to the rest of your amazing content :)

  • @Tsukiakari-qb3tk
    @Tsukiakari-qb3tk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sheldon's knock thing is from a response to walking in on his father cheating on his mother

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the info! I always assumed it was an attempt at showing OCD so that's really good to know!

    • @Tsukiakari-qb3tk
      @Tsukiakari-qb3tk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AskANeuroscientist yeah i don't think it was OCD, just a quirk he had. The three knocks according to sheldon is enough time to get suitably dressed before he enters.
      You are welcome for the info! Loved your reaction

    • @Aro7241
      @Aro7241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except his father never cheated on his mother. Sheldon thought he did because he saw a lady with a different hair in bed with his dad, But from what we've seen on Young Sheldon George Sr would never do that.. and it's more likely that what Sheldon saw is his mom wearing a wig during foreplay, maybe because their marriage has been a bit stale for a while.. And George never talked about what actually happened to Sheldon because it would be awkward.

    • @Tsukiakari-qb3tk
      @Tsukiakari-qb3tk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Aro7241 this is not even remotely canon,

    • @Aro7241
      @Aro7241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tsukiakari-qb3tk That's why I said It's likely.. And this is one of the widely accepted fan theories out there.. No one can even think of George Sr cheating on Mary

  • @sistermadrigalmorning233
    @sistermadrigalmorning233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They're supposed to be at Caltech. (I'm halfway through your video so maybe they mention it later, but you didn't remember so I thought I'd say.) Great idea for a reaction video!

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! They did not say lol I appreciate the added context!

  • @johnkramer812
    @johnkramer812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I went to USC. We had guard shacks and iron fences around most of the university because it's in south central Los Angeles.

  • @philipphoffmann8929
    @philipphoffmann8929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great, one more of these finally i found more stuff to actually watch. 💪🏼
    I just have to disagree on a small point, that's the opinion on sexism and co in this show.
    I can't say for sure what the initial intentions were, if they were based on sexism, but to me these exaggerated cliché traits of men and women are just funny, which is what the show is supposed to be. I think most people wouldn't enjoy the reality as much, at least for me that's the case and that's why nobody should be safe from humor, cause the minute you say something, someone or a certain group of people should not/never be made fun of - no matter the reasoning - you're treating them differently and that's something that would really bother me - if someone tried catering to me because of WHAT i am, not WHO i am as a person

  • @esteinavrillepaez1577
    @esteinavrillepaez1577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    your speaking voice is so good omg ???

  • @beyondviolet
    @beyondviolet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The actress that plays Amy actually does have a degree in neuroscience, which was a big reason for why she was cast into the role

    • @Historian212
      @Historian212 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Right. But Amy was a neurobiologist, not a neuroscientist. And that’s not why Mayim Bialik was cast. None of the rest of the actors who played scientists were actually scientists. Mayim led a comedy series for years when she was a teen, and did a bunch of TV guest appearances, appeared in a major movie, etc. If she hadn’t had the acting skills and experience, no amount of science education would ha e gotten her hired.

    • @beyondviolet
      @beyondviolet 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Historian212 …obviously she needed to know how to act. I’m saying it helped. And neurobiology is part of neuroscience.

  • @dayngerreviews
    @dayngerreviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was truly interesting I loved your opinions on how the show portrays so much and it was so interesting to hear your input on the flaws too thank you so much for this amazing reaction!

  • @iamshiv21
    @iamshiv21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A huge thanks for reacting to TBBT.

  • @makslesniewski
    @makslesniewski ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The real crime in this episode was replicating the lie that Einstein failed Maths.

  • @arkyudetoo9555
    @arkyudetoo9555 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wait why is it homophobic when you don't want a guy to massage you?

  • @SprayInk-Kreatïv-Nouveau
    @SprayInk-Kreatïv-Nouveau 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    26:45 Yeah, that's what I say to myself when doing an exam.

  • @solbu-1973
    @solbu-1973 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    28:27 - In this scene Penny is not berating Howard or bossing him arround. She is recognising that Howard and Bernadette are the best thing that ever happened to each other, and is nudging him in a direction that acctually is good for him. And knowing how the show ended, Penny was correct in this case.
    I also think that Sheldon and Amy are good for each other.
    Yes, they have some bumps along the way, but they do work through them.
    I like that the show actually shows that being in a serious relationship is not easy, it is hard work. And for some, the hardship is visible to their friends who genuinely tries to help - even if the help often are, uhm, «misguided» in this show. :-)
    Greetings from Norway.

  • @willvr4
    @willvr4 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Having a degree in something and actually practicing it, are two different things. I doubt she's done calculus since she was 20yrs old, and it's also not a part of neuroscience. She was just getting defensive. She's an actress, not a practicing doctor. (there's nothing wrong with that)
    Edit : Also, not wanting a massage from another man doesn't make you homophobic. That word gets thrown around too casually.

  • @heidifedor
    @heidifedor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sheldon refers to MIT as trade school.

  • @dannybaseball2444
    @dannybaseball2444 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You make a fine host for whatever parasite has infected your generation. How it managed to located and excise the sense of humor from a human being is a mystery best left for your AI overlords.

    • @Radwar99
      @Radwar99 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your avatar is amusing, tell me, how do you explain God who apparently is so powerful to have created the whole universe and supposedly knows everything that's going on, get's owned by a mere fallen angel? I've asked this question many times to Christians and have yet to get an answer. Also here's another doozie, who created God if everything has to be created?

    • @TTTJACK6
      @TTTJACK6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not sure how you brought God into this comment it’s off topic and whilst I’m there on that why do people just want to argue I will never understand and you are an example of this. I’m not sure you understood the persons comment actually I think you just chose to raise God to start an argument… and that’s cool but also it’s so tiring now I’ve seen it so many times online this is actually aimed at mocking a certain audience not God but you knew that

    • @TTTJACK6
      @TTTJACK6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ps the fallen angel was given earth to reign over until Jesus returns however authority is given to Jesus hence he can and we can cast our demons in his name… who created God I’m not sure we all know … but il answer I am a Christian and my brother is an Astro physicist so I have great perspectives

    • @TTTJACK6
      @TTTJACK6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Radwar99sorry also He showed mercy to Satan because he is merciful Satan was amazing he had so much talent in exactly the same way he shows mercy to me when I fuck up pray maybe for more answers I ask that same question to be fair but Jesus is my one thing I know is in my heart

    • @TTTJACK6
      @TTTJACK6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you clarify your point sorry I defended you and I actually don’t understand your point that clearly sorry my mistake

  • @christophergilbert5733
    @christophergilbert5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just got to watching this, I love the little lab things that make it endearing, what you said Chemwipes and the reason they have the pipettes is so that no one steals their freaking pipettes. We had a post doc protein expert come in to work with us on some things, he saw perfusion for the first time and fainted, hit his head on the way down. It was a catastrophe. But I like how you said that you're supposed to open the formaldehyde under the hood, supposed to. The cleaning is missing the autoclave tho

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha to be fair, perfusions are pretty intense. I always make sure to have someone stand behind undergrads when they see a perfusion for the first time just in case they faint. It's happened a couple of times lol

    • @christophergilbert5733
      @christophergilbert5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AskANeuroscientist he was totally fine even did a brain removal himself before he fainted. Turns out the cardiocentesis was the thing that just flatlined him. Weird stuff but everyone has their thing

  • @youngred88
    @youngred88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this reaction video , a neuroscientist watching the big bang theory my favorite show actually, and FYI I'm also studying neurology and psychology, I'm majoring to become a neuropsychologist, I learned something new and more about neurology.

  • @bethanykennedy812
    @bethanykennedy812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The container wasn't actually used for elephant spinal fluid. You missed the joke. Amy has to tell Sheldon something extreme to get him to listen.

  • @skippygaming9695
    @skippygaming9695 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If Sheldon heard you refer to him as teacher he would have a stroke haha

  • @gautamarora9448
    @gautamarora9448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I nearly missed my class because of this video... This was good, great job.

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aww thank you! But don't miss classes, those are important!(:

  • @jamppa350
    @jamppa350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    10:36 How is that homophobic?

  • @dodongjakadventures7732
    @dodongjakadventures7732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finally!!! Thank you for creating this channel

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! I’m so happy people are interested in it!

  • @jeago_9443
    @jeago_9443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    30:38 The 3 knocks Sheldon does isn't supposed to be OCD he does it because of a traumatic experience he had at a young age when he found his dad cheating on his mom so the 1st knock is to address your self and the other 2 to get you pants on that's what he said later in the series.

  • @alinac5512
    @alinac5512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I dont know If you know this but the Actress who plays Amy is actually a biologist.

  • @amikaeding7448
    @amikaeding7448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whenever I was in the anatomy lab there was always the smell of femeldahyde (I can’t spell). It always used to make everyone hungry, which was a little disturbing. A friend told me it is because the femeldahyde lights up the hunger centers of the brain. Do you know if that is true?

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi! You taught me something new today haha! I did some research and, yes! It seems like we don't fully understand why it makes us hungry but that appears to be a normal reaction. Anatomy labs are a bit different from research labs though, the reason why the smell is so strong is because you usually have multiple preserved subjects out at one time, whereas in a lab you'd have only one or two out and they'd be in a fume hood. The conditions we put anatomy students in can actually be dangerous to their long term health, but it's (in my opinion) a result of poor funding to those labs.

    • @amikaeding7448
      @amikaeding7448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AskANeuroscientist i assumed you would have had to have done some anatomy to become a neuroscientist? I did a degree in exercise science and for that I had four different anatomy subjects over the years. The students who do the courses here that would lead to neuroscience also do at least four anatomy subjects.

  • @NationalistPop
    @NationalistPop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Homophobia is a political label to shame people and to limit their free speech and actions.
    People who reject homosexuality don't have a phobia, they have common sense, etc.
    You brought the topic up and wrapped in PC, not me.

  • @geneticgnome629
    @geneticgnome629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am 60th subscriber of yours! I love science and the Big Bang Theory. Great vid! Please do more and I'll wait for your content. :D

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!!! I try to upload every Wednesday but sometimes life gets in the way of that haha

  • @DonaldHolben
    @DonaldHolben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not as funny as Sheldons math error he gave to Steven Hawking lol

  • @kingpietro1279
    @kingpietro1279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey look its Leslie Winkle reacting to the big bang theory

  • @clever_girl_766
    @clever_girl_766 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sheldon’s knocking isn’t related to OCD. It’s related to trauma from when he was kid. He saw his father and mother having sex but he didn’t know it was his mother and thought his dad was having an affair.

  • @flynnrider2871
    @flynnrider2871 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How is it homophobia to be a heterosexual person and not wanting someone of the same sex touching you in semi-intimate areas. I’m allowed to be comfortable with who touches me. I don’t have a problem if a person is gay but that doesn’t mean I wanna be touch by someone I’m uncomfortable with. You have sexual preferences on who you have physical contact with during sex why can’t I have preferences on who can have physical contact with me?

  • @jacobsimara3418
    @jacobsimara3418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nottice how her laugh is EXACTLY like Sheldon's????

  • @danilopapais1464
    @danilopapais1464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no concept of the structure of the brain but since Amy's monkeys were addicted to cigarettes and if the elephant really had syphilis (maybe an elephant with a sex addiction) maybe the common denominator were the parts of the brain related to pleasure and addiction. Sorry if the sentence is somewhat out of order, English is not my first language (more third if the start of learning it defines the order).

  • @NothingwrongwithmeitsaYOU
    @NothingwrongwithmeitsaYOU 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just discovered your channel. Now i wish to turn back time to prevent this mistake.

  • @hege4318
    @hege4318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Took my bachelor thesis in biotechnology, I had to wash everything myself. Did a master thesis in organic chemistry, still had to was everything myself 😅 phd and postdocs also have to wash everything themselves at this university. Is it true other people wash stuff in some universities? 😅

  • @ComputerFiguur
    @ComputerFiguur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    you're aware that the actress, actually has a degree in neurobiology? XD

  • @aaronburdon221
    @aaronburdon221 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't know why people faint when they see blood. I worked at a vet clinic for 12 years and saw the doctor pull a dogs guts out so he could fix a little cut in their intestines because he had gone septic on us (a knife apparently fell off the kitchen counter and stabbed him in the side deep enough to nick an intestine). All I did was put my little mask and some gloves on while I held his leg up so the doctor could get the right incision angle.

  • @gillchatfield3231
    @gillchatfield3231 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Us older ones have probably survived because we're nicely pickled in formaldehyde. And we used proper technique, so didn't contaminate ourselves or our specimens, with or without gloves. I've worked in histology and with unsealed radioactive sources for in-vivo tests on humans. And TBBT is probably my favourite programme. Hope you can enjoy it without picking it apart all the time 😊

  • @Vidyut_Gore
    @Vidyut_Gore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not sure she was working on elephants. Sounded more like a way to scare Sheldon.

  • @DoggyOnPc1080p
    @DoggyOnPc1080p ปีที่แล้ว

    Ty so much , I need to watch this . I had Finals and you made me laugh 😂

  • @lsp_showtek94
    @lsp_showtek94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love science and space but cutting brains or possible blood around would make me feel dizzy lol I can't deal with blood 😅

  • @MrManueleh
    @MrManueleh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember there are few problems that can't be solved with a big hammer and if that doesn't work use a bigger hammer.

  • @rory1723
    @rory1723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been watching Big Bang for a while now, I’m autistic and it’s become one of my special interests. It definitely has some bad portrayals of mental illness and sheldon is definitely a autistic/neurodivergentcoded character. I’ve found many of the sexist jokes die down, idk if that was because of criticism or character development but yeah. In the end, I do love the show despite its flaws and it did fuel my interest in science as a kid.

  • @JennNofficial
    @JennNofficial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    they work at CALTECH in california

  • @allenwalker4156
    @allenwalker4156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely video. I do research in neuroscience using drosophila. We do use bacteria a lot, specially for me. I clone certain genes into plasmids to be injected into the embryo of the fly to express that gene, more specifically to use the Gal4 driver to give signal of that gene. So there are a lot of molecular biology and bacteria involved in neuroscience.

  • @ItsLebza
    @ItsLebza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sheldon knocks 3 times because he once walked into his parent's room and they were having sex so that was his way to not allow that to happen again , the 3 knocks gives them time to be decent

  • @JohnM...
    @JohnM... 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't understand why Mayam Bialik said she can't return to neuroscience. Really don't get it - why not?

  • @apriljaxon7623
    @apriljaxon7623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What Penny was doing was to wake up Sheldon and Howard that they are human, and should not let pride get in their way of making certain choices.

  • @Manishkumar-ij6wl
    @Manishkumar-ij6wl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed it..I am ur 504th subscriber.

  • @courtneykleiner9666
    @courtneykleiner9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He doesn't have OCD. He knocks 3 times because he once walked in on his dad with someone who wasn't his mom.

  • @kosh6612
    @kosh6612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    here just for the Big Bang reactions, but @989 subs... gotta get you over the 1K!!!!!! SUBSCRIBED

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! That's so kind of you! And don't worry, there will definitely be more BBT reactions to come!

  • @kimnettles6019
    @kimnettles6019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your channel is good but if you don't watch the show and know the characters traits you really should just stick to the biology of it. The show is not homophobic nor sexist...

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi! I try to stay mostly on the science but as a woman and member of the LGBT community I do feel a responsibility to call out homophobia and sexism where I see it. Unfortunately the show does have underlying tones of both of those things. There's a great video essay on it here th-cam.com/video/X3-hOigoxHs/w-d-xo.html. I do think that the show is overall good, but we acknowledge the problematic parts while still enjoying the comedy.

    • @andreil1313
      @andreil1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AskANeuroscientist Jim Parsons is right there though. I’d think he wouldn’t be taking part in something that is homophobic. Just like all the other gay actors that participated in the series.

    • @andreil1313
      @andreil1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’d say that the show does a good job on showing strong and intelligent women.
      Penny, while not a school person, is really good with people and finds success in her job because of her talent. And she’s also very “masculine” while wearing pretty shoes lol Same with Bernadette that has a great job while also having kids, and Amy that takes more care of herself as the show goes on, learning to be with other people etc..
      Of course it’s a sitcom so humor is a big part of it. And I find it really funny!
      Unfortunately we won’t have sitcoms like this one anymore...

  • @resonanttotality8322
    @resonanttotality8322 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would think with all the things that are out of place in the lab are to promote the wide variety of things that come with the labs...

  • @David-qk7um
    @David-qk7um 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i have not had a Vacation in 15 years. i worked 6 to 7 days a week for 8 years, i get bored if i get 2 days off.

  • @blaketitzel2912
    @blaketitzel2912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    19:48 me, a physics student: 😢

  • @mysterroniouscherry326
    @mysterroniouscherry326 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait I'm gay, but that's not homophobic. It's just drawing boundaries and personal space. It's like a girl saying I'm not comfortable having a guy massaging me. It's just boundaries.

  • @leme3503
    @leme3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    10:38 Exceeeeppt... no, it ain't.
    I guess that's the joke, but that's not the point I'm making.
    (don't ask what point I'm actually making, because honestly, idk)

  • @showstoper9227
    @showstoper9227 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that how the portrade the all the thing that you have problem with. Is because of that reason to give a spotligth to those things

  • @Historian212
    @Historian212 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They work at Cal Tech.

  • @David-qk7um
    @David-qk7um 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    a Man not wanting to get a massage from a Man is not Homophobic,

  • @citisoccer
    @citisoccer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think they work at a facility on campus that does some government work, so maybe that explains a checkpoint before entering the property? Otherwise, makes no sense to me either.

  • @yacineyaker7485
    @yacineyaker7485 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am student studying to become an electronic enginner and i love this show

  • @lumaguimaraes7205
    @lumaguimaraes7205 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, I'm from Brazil. I'm a biologist and I work with human physiology. I loved your video!!!

    • @AskANeuroscientist
      @AskANeuroscientist  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aw thank you! That makes me really happy to hear!

  • @K-Y-L-E
    @K-Y-L-E 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Their university is Caltech

  • @johnvaller1707
    @johnvaller1707 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You really should watch the hole show from the beginning, pilot, s01e01, etc.
    You really do NOT understand the characters and their dynamics.
    If you claim to have watch from the beginning, your interpersonal skills and understand of peoples character are really really bad. It seems that you do NOT understand the oversimplified characters the show are trying to portrait.
    I know, but I am Danish, so spelling and sentence structure might be "a little" bid off.

  • @wiolaborowy333
    @wiolaborowy333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are so cool!! I love this video

  • @alexanderdean8682
    @alexanderdean8682 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can you say that physics is boring? I used to be bad at physics, but that's because the teacher was boring, physics is a beautiful subject, and even me - a person who is not good at it, knows it.

  • @depressed_neutron
    @depressed_neutron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So ur the real life amy😂