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Summary Of Who Holds The Clicker By Lauren Slater

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Many people underestimate the ability of the mind. Some do not fully realize that we all have a brain, but it is the experiences that a person has that make up the mind. With such experiences, the mind has the capability to recall and judge. Due to such dynamics, the mind should be considered as a crucial attribute in the daily lives of us humans as it can either daunt us or help us. However, the mind can be controlled to a certain extent. Lauren Slater, author of “Who Holds the Clicker?,” mentions in her essay how Mario, a patient being treated for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), undergoes brain surgery. The doctor used Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to control Mario’s mind. After all, his condition was altered because the doctor was in …show more content…

Memes are biological mechanisms that can also contribute to the way we develop as human beings. For instance, within the following anecdote, an abused child is put into a foster home and he is introduced to this family, his new mommy tries to hug him and the child puts his hands up to defense himself. They cannot control this defense mechanism because they developed it at such an early stage in their childhood. Similarly to Mario: “He couldn’t stop counting and checking. Fearful of dirt, he would shower again and again” (Slater 233). Mario was born with this disorder, and even though he has taken medication, nothing seemed to help. Due to the fact that he could not be in control, he sought out someone with the ability to take control. Not only did the surgery control his OCD, but he was able to freely engage with his daughter without an issue. Although the example presented is the physical aspect of being able to control the mind, there is no other way going about it because memes are in control of society: “Memes spread themselves around indiscriminately without regard to whether they are useful, neutral, or positively harmful to us” (Blackmore 37). Memes come naturally to human beings because we have the ability to imitate right out of the womb. People do not fully realize how much we imitate others, as it is not taught. Memes unconsciously take control over the minds of human beings, therefore, leaving us powerless and

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