Homunculus: Crash Course Psychology #6

[@DaveJoria]

My roommate in college had synesthesia- he could see music as color, which helped him a lot as a music ed major. Once someone played a random note, and asked him what it what. "It's supposed to be an F, but the piano's a little out of tune, it's too sharp. It's a bit too green."

[@michaeldawson1194]

Beautiful

[@Toaru]

That is awesome! Terence McKenna also says that the psychedelic brew ayahuasca can make you see sounds and music as colors. He tried it with a tribe, and they would all go up to the singing shaman after the trip and be all: "I really liked how the green came after the yellow..."

[@DaveJoria]

My pleasure. Next time: sequins.

[@Duck-tm4bi]

@@Toaru I think most psychedelics can result in synaesthesia. I personally have seen music on high doses of cannabis edibles, but it was just in black and white. With shrooms or LSD on the other hand all my senses are totally unseparated and every sensation is just perceived as another form of electrical vibration. Listening to music in this state is impossible since the ego has completely dissolved and there isn't even a sense of time. Before or after reaching this state it can be a really deep emotional and sensory experience that feels like it is going through the whole nervous system.

[@Toaru]

Interesting! Did you see it in your mind, or was the vision "intruding" upon your actual eye vision?

[@DearestClaudio]

That terrifying little sensory map monster gets quite a bit more terrifying when you realize how enormous its genitals should be, as they're some of the most nerve-dense and sensitive parts of the body, and though we don't typically explore the world with them, they do make up a significant portion of our sensory experience.

[@LoonerFlight]

This is a pg cartoon one- You can easily google the real one, and yes it has huge genitals

[@harrier827]

Nightmare fuel

[@mrcoole7890]

Comments: 99% Fullmetal Alchemist 1% Psychology

[@ma.angelica3771]

"When you smell poop, there's poop particles in your nose." I FRICKIN' KNEW IT!!!

[@corn5749]

*80% of Comments:* Full Metal Alchemist *15% of Comments:* Guy injecting sperm into egg *5% of Comments:* Psychology

Also, super fascinating/slightly homunculus related psych study: A women who was blind and had consequently learned braille had a stroke in her occipital lobe, and lost her ability to read braille. You'd think this would be impossible because she was blind and therefore not using her occipital lobe, but not only does the brain represent different parts of the body, it will take over unused parts of brain to help represent something else i.e. her brain re-wrote her occipital lobe to be involved with her ability to feel/read and therefore interpret braille, so when she had a stroke there her braille reading ability was damaged. It's also one of the reasons why "phantom limb" is a thing (i.e. when someone loses a limb but occasionally still feels like it's there), because the brain area that previously represented that limb will be taken over and begin to represent something else, but if that something else is triggered it can feel like the lost limb is still there. PSYC OUT. 

[@ChocolateTeapot93]

To people bitching that this is more neurobiology than psychology: 1) The two are pretty closely linked 2) To understand psychology you have to know something about neurobiology 3) Haven't you ever taken a psych course? This is exactly how my course at uni started 4) Just shut up and be grateful that there's someone on youtube talking about science instead of just filming themselves doing stupid stuff.

[@watev26789]

this guy is like the perfect boyfriend.He likes animals,he is nice,he likes psychology and he knows full metal alchemist.congrats you're awesome.

[@georgedubya3659]

Your grammar is a crime against humanity. Just have to say it.

[@watev26789]

***** classy

[@jessicaparra5763]

He also referenced doctor who in a previous episode!!😆 perfect

[@oatmeal7563]

“Sucking face”

[@john2432]

Gay

[@a_a_alithcia9719]

Hey CrashCourse! I would like to thank you for talking about Synesthesia. I've had Grapheme type (letters and #s having color) along with being able to see vivid colors when I hear sounds and feeling taps on my head when I hear certain noises since I was born, but it really started to show up when I turned twelve years old to the point where I would run into walls when the hallways became to noisy because there would be a blob of moving colors and shapes in front of me. During my life, I have shared this with my classmates before, and it was normally met with snickers, mean comments, and people hooting and hollering at me, so I could tell them what it looked like. After these incidences, I stopped telling people. Thank you CrashCourse for sharing this large part of my life with the world to lessen the stigma and ignorance around it, so maybe the next person I tell won't think I'm so strange.

[@nehav3839]

Awesome, He referenced FMA !!!!!

[@IndianBoy77]

What fma?

[@nehav3839]

Full Metal Alchemist, it's is an amazing anime

[@IndianBoy77]

Neha Vennapusa ok thnks :)

[@TheWizardOfTeaIsMe]

I sometimes wonder if he knows all the things he mentions or makes references to, that would make hank even more awesome. Or maybe he just googled humonculus and happend to come across fma :P

[@nehav3839]

maybe..

[@NekoYami13]

As soon as I saw the title, I KNEW there would be an FMA reference in the first minute. Thank you Hank and crew for keeping up with your audience.

[@poeticpotato]

The synesthesia section was pretty interesting. I said no to each of the questions, but it reminded me of when I was growing up, numbers had colours. Equations did as well. 49 was a green, not dark but not quite light either, 24 was a painfully bright red, and 56 was a tad bit darker than magenta. I didn't know not everyone did this until I was in grade 9, when a friend told me she had never experienced it. The colour never flashed before my eyes or anything, but the colour seemed to fill my mind completely. Its odd, reflecting back on it. I wonder if it was relatively normal. More than likely it was my way of learning, because once I was taught algebra, it stopped. Letters didn't have colours of their own, and math stopped making sense.

[@NelsonPecora]

I think (though I'm not a professional) that childhood synesthesia is relatively common, and the way you described it exactly matches my experience and the experience I'd heard other people talk about (or, at least, our memory of those experiences). Interestingly, drugs like LSD can induce synesthetic sensations, though they're more pronounced and specific than descriptions (and memories) of early childhood synesthesia. Anecdotally, I once compared notes from an acid trip with a synesthetic friend, and the specifics seemed to match his everyday perceptions (ignoring all the other effects of LSD, of course).

[@amidget159]

Aw yes. He said "Fullmetal Alchemist"

[@justinsteiner2349]

+TheTanDoctor Ha, my thoughts exactly.

[@humairaislam481]

+TheTanDoctor I came straight down to the comments after he said that

[@themomenthasarrived160]

+Humaira Islam me too hahahaha, best anime ever

[@LuisSierra42]

You have my brain, i was thinking that exactly

[@justinsteiner2349]

Edward Elric 2016. "You're never too small to make a difference."

[@lanak367]

Holy crap Hank watched Fullemetal Alchemist :00

[@animefan4058]

Who knew!

[@sinklar7946]

Hank only hosts the show, the content and script are written by other people, so the credit goes to them(though it is possible that he is also a fan as well :)).

[@lanak367]

Anthony Iacobucci I think he does ;)

[@elliotterodriguez]

Lana K ikr

[@BladeofmoonlightKitto]

Lana K FMA is one of my top 5 favorite animes its classic at this point

[@arisnightingale7801]

'the bad guys in fullmetal alchemist' ayyyy Hank's seen FMA not gonna lie it's what I first thought of when he said Homunculus

[@qe7ze9uq5n]

Hi, I'm Gay same

[@BreeandOT]

I received a 100% on my Ap Psychology midterm, I'm so glad you guys started a psychology section. I passed Ap Bio freshman year because of you, thanks!

[@AlejandroDeLaRosa05]

OMG HE KNOWS ABOUT FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST that's literally the first thing i thought off when he said homunculus XD

[@pencilpupcatmonster6790]

Same :3

[@aniquer3255]

Omggg mee toooo

[@beastdeglatisant]

Alex De La Rosa same

[@TM-oe5mi]

Alex De La Rosa same ^_^

[@trishaambekar9498]

Alex De La Rosa OMG!! YES!!!! SAME HERE!!!!!

[@JimboS1ice999]

you just made a reference to Full Metal Alchemist.....Best youtube show ever.

[@wolflovemew]

My choir teacher had sound taste synesthesia, one time when we were singing particularly well he said we tasted like red velvet cake.

[@mallry2515]

I tried to explain my synesthesia to someone and they thought I was on drugs, thanks for explaining it to me and my friend.

[@CadaverJunky8]

You get my like JUST for that FMA shout-out. There aren't nearly enough FMA references out there in the world. Very well done, Hank.

[@OneTrueEdge]

Save it for Comic-Con.

[@CadaverJunky8]

Elu Arkham Fullmetal Alchemist has nothing to do with Comic-con.

[@Kuraskvids]

I came here not expecting an FMA reference. Take my like , TAKE IT!

[@CeraisianAlchemist]

OMG you mentioned FMA... You're my favorite person right now. Thank you for making psychology more fun! ^^

[@Zminchu]

Apparently I'm literally the only one here who doesn't watch Full metal Alchemist.

[@Matknapers]

You should! It's a great show.

[@Sara3346]

Eh, I only watched it because TV-tropes mentioned it over 1,000 times and I was curious as to why...

[@Sn-vp6tv]

Same.

[@נויבנימין-ו9צ]

Thats ok, i dont watch it too.. i read it ;)

[@lusjeaneden8265]

Zminchu I never heard of it.

[@SuperibyP]

I love that you made a reference to FMA

[@SexyFish87]

the fact that he mentioned FMA maaaaade my day!!!!! XD

[@xxUrek]

FK YEAH \(>o

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

This is why I love Crash Course so much. They always make reference to the things I love which keeps me interested

[@bndncn]

You mean bacon, don't you?

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

Yeah, I meant Full metal Alchemist.

[@rachellehoepfer5525]

*moist*

[@Shakena1993]

This is really helpful because I have my psychology exams and this video makes everything a whole lot easier to understand. So thanks a bunch👍😄

[@HelyaSepanta]

Tnx guys! u are saviors of college students all over the world!

[@anthonyn9096]

who came here after they saw the guy injecting sperm into egg?

[@DanielHernandez-me2lb]

#relatable

[@tobediv]

I did, im pretty spooked

[@janegeland7596]

+anthony nguyen nfkrz

[@smiis3149]

+Jan Egeland ey blezrs nfkrz ere, blyad blyad blyad

[@janegeland7596]

smiis cykaaaaaaa

[@oberynmartell818]

that little guy realky looks kinda like gluttony from fullmetal alchemist brotherhood

[@horseenthusiast9903]

That's what I thought XD

[@michael_5429]

definitely not as scary though

[@oberynmartell818]

Lingering HoRRorz but he was so cuteeeeeeeeeee

[@michael_5429]

Oberyn Martell Hell no! That thing used to scary the shit out of me

[@oberynmartell818]

Lingering HoRRorz but he is so cute and chubby when he eats people aint hat just adorable

[@TheBillymybob]

Damn.... Hank got All the Otakus smiling with this one. "Homunculus! If you've heard it... Probably not in the context of Psychology. YOu may recognize it from... the 'Bad guys' from FMA" #BestRefernce2014

[@TheBillymybob]

After seeing the Creature that represents the Homunculus.... i kinda want Lust back XD

[@TheWorldPillow]

Haha I know this is way too overstated in the comments section when this is supposed to be a psychology vid, but... he referenced FMA!!!! I'm just... dying from happiness right now.

[@rukasan5929]

First time on your channel and after randomly choosing psychology and now on the 6 episode I am actually enjoying the subject! The little totoro before, a reference to fullmetal alchemist and a few other things made little connections with the info I now remember :D Awesome, really if I studied psychology I would be rewatching this all the time for how easily you explain everything

[@grinninggreen6750]

In my head ---> Fullmetal, Fullmetal, Fullmetal, Fullmetal, Fullmetal-Out loud when I'm at 0:08 ---> YES!!!

[@bonbons71]

+Night Strike I'm 300% with you on this one

[@DeathGodPain96]

+Night Strike Me too , I felt so satisfied when he mentioned it .

[@aliciapagequicios8070]

yeahhh 😂😂

[@alizzie7415]

When he said it, I was like: YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YESSS!!!!!!!!!!

[@YamzieMoyo]

Sameee that acc put my mind at rest to continue with the rest of the video and actually learn something

[@TrickyTrickyFox]

The amount of inner happy "holy jumping Jesus wtf's" after hearing "Full metal Alchemist" on a science KZbin channel is just... making my day and not letting me concentrate on the knowledge xD. Now I really need to know, if he watched the show, or just came across while looking for material for this episode. And, if he watched - did he like it? Favorite character? Original or the re-roll version? xD.

[@pylotlight]

heh i was interested to hear it too :P my small comment is: watched the original first, started brotherhood a few months later but gave up after first few minutes thinking it was like the same thing. Found out later it's worth watching then was able to enjoy that too :P I think I liked the ending of brotherhood better. both are interesting and worth watching. there you go :P

[@Chaosdude341]

Great job on the shoutout to FMA.

[@saige6442]

The comments below: 97% I watch fullmetal alchemist 2% I don't watch fullmetal alchemist 1% other

[@Kawaiixii1517]

Props for the FMA reference. Just made my day. Omg

[@_blank___]

The title and Full Metal Alchemist brought me here. :)

[@ariyellsalot8961]

I was bing watching it and I all the sudden herd him say "homunculus" and I fangirled, then when he pointed it out I fangirled more, then I proceeded to finish the video

[@_blank___]

XD Lol I was like,"FMA!!! YASSSS!"

[@Rparhar91]

I only knew this word from FMA and didn't know it was a real word. Today in my psych class the prof mentioned homunculus, needless to say I started paying more attention haha.

[@_blank___]

StealthWarrior91 lol :) That's pretty funny

[@Rparhar91]

2013danrazor You're speaking to someone in 3rd year uni and a 3.6 gpa ;)

[@sakuraflora3]

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!!!! WOOH did not expect him to comment on fma woow, this just made my day :D

[@QuintMarvel]

Yay! You said FullMetal Alchemist!

[@sleepyhollowmom5771]

I love how this guy makes such complex things so relatable! example =fma! I truly hope this guy is a teacher!

[@siddharthrajan616]

best video i had watched on youtube...i just love psychology. thank you crashcourse for providing these many videos for free

[@tony5359]

Just got to say. Crash Course has really helped me through my psyc courses at college. I have always struggled with ADHD, and being dyslexic I have troubles reading sometimes. Thank you for taking the time do make these videos. It really gives the underdog a chance at succeeding in school. Cheers from Canada

[@jillgobbi5879]

Oh my god I have synesthesia. The word government tastes like bubble gum, culture tastes like blood (weird I know), and pop tastes like blue raspberry.

[@DrBob66]

Woo, we're going over this stuff in physiological psych class right now, it's a great refresher!

[@freakyfrappuccino]

I LITERALLY SCREAMED OUT LOUD WHEN HANK MENTIONED FMA

[@meowxallie]

Woo, AP psych exam on the last video, this video, AND the next video tomorrow! Thanks Hank, as always!!!

[@datherax]

The mentioning of fullmetal alchemist completes me

[@malsadoon1988]

When I read the word "Homunculus" I thought of the primary motor/sensory area in the cerebrum. And when I read the word "Psychology" I wasn't expecting basic anatomy and physiology. Great work nonetheless, I wish I could see some psychology soon.

[@comicbstudios]

i just though of full metal alchemist

[@malsadoon1988]

LoL. I did too :D

[@AtticusEdwards]

I share your opinion concerning what SHOULD be taught in Psych classes, but in addition to general education, the purpose Crash Course videos is in the title: They're a crash course for actual high-school lessons which happen to feature anatomy within the curriculum of Psychology, however poor a decision that may be.

[@rainbawsome]

These videos REALLY helped me study for my AP Psych exam! Thanks so much for the help!!!

[@bowlofrice1006]

FullMetal Alchemist reference, top notch.

[@alannar.5520]

The form of synesthesia you described (the cool kind, sadly) is pretty rare. The less cool kind (which I have) makes you ASSOCIATE colors with numbers, touch with sound, etc., but you don't actually see/feel it. That is actually more common than you would expect. Most people don't even know they have it. I spent years wishing I had synesthesia before learning I did, just not the cool kind.

[@TaunellE]

I have to take a minute to appreciate that Hank knows about D&D AND *Full Metal Alchemist. To be a huge nerd, "Equivalent Exchange"- "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange."* Also, I have synthesthia. Thank you for talking about it! This channel is just Awesome! I love yall! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@RangerSparky73]

YOU MENTIONED FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST I"M SO HAPPY EEEEEEE

[@dimensia6942]

I got excited when he said FullMetal Alchemist

[@WouterDmusic]

Great to see synesthesia being talked about! Currently writing a thesis about the artistic potential of synesthesia. And glad to see a common interest on the topic.

[@spthibault]

Everyones stoked by the FMA connection... I was totally amped when he pleasantly mentioned D&D haha

[@oldyeller6686]

I am a synesthete and it's so awesome you mentioned synesthesia in this episode. I wish more people knew about it

[@TheJudo82]

Full Metal Alchemist! Love that show :D

[@qe7ze9uq5n]

Zeno same

[@xmadeinchinax]

I thought of FMA.

[@elizabethtiller5793]

me too!

[@digiexafan]

FMA IS THE BEST

[@MrRizeAG]

FMA is garbage. Brotherhood or nothing.

[@gaogamon3]

well they mentioned it in the video.

[@almog788]

Mr. Rize AG Excluding how Brotherhood just butchered the Nina episode and made it much less heartbreaking

[@HomoSeal]

I'm sorry, I lost it at "sucking face" XD

[@MartinHatchuel]

We are very lucky to have the Vlog Brothers Thank you

[@courtneylee3477]

I'm so glad you mentioned fullmetal !

[@W1ngcommanderVC]

That Full Metal Alchemist reference compels me

[@linds9846]

Nice T-shirt. Also, you referenced FMA!

[@wadeleonhart]

I only clicked this video because of Fullmetal Alchemist, but I'm so glad I watched the whole video.

[@MrPpppp55555]

Hank.. The way you speak is just pure awesome...

[@flashlu0808]

you know keep going . you guys provide lots of lessons for other countries.

[@polabayajazz]

i actually have the sound-to-color synesthesia you described here, it may be of interest to know that, to me, your voice is a thick blue and yellow. it reminds me strongly of the Van Gogh painting 'Siesta'. it's very pretty!

[@meddown6859]

I can play trombone with my eyes completely closed, but I've hit walls. So I avoid doing that. I dont know the purpose of this comment. But now it's here.

[@FantashticIdeas]

I tried to look up homunculus before the episode but I got really confused by the definition. Thanks so much, Hank for clearing that up! I'm so excited for next week's episode! :D Will there be an interactive part of the video in which we, the audience can participate? :) Great work, Hank and to the rest of the team...you guys are the best!

[@albertico1291]

I'm going to sit here and watch every crash course video. thank you. I

[@sumerhazime3998]

That Full Metal Alchemist reference made my life complete

[@vincentbaker869]

What's the difference between kinesthesis and proprioception?

[@sita1993m]

I feel pretty awkward...everyone knows of the name homunculus because of FMA. I know the name because of a hentai artist.

[@SpicyMeatAhBall]

Me too bruh

[@callumburke5018]

+sita1993m I actually thought of Harry Potter 4, in which the voldemort baby thing was described as a homunculus, is that weird?

[@kevinortega8251]

+Callum Burke no i think is weird how he brings up hentai

[@cognitiveTrifurcation]

+sita1993m I'm familiar with it from real-life alchemical philosophical texts…

[@GareginRA]

+sita1993m I know it because of a Russian pseudoscientist from the channel Как сделать..., where he allegedly succeeds in growing homunculi. It's gone viral recently in our state, and I think that's the reason this video showed up in my feed.

[@1xrosexredx1]

You forgot dude's big ol' gonads. Those are *packed* with sensory nerves, and are pretty sizable in every homunculus illustration I've ever seen.

[@tugman1234]

Freud would have a field day...

[@sander395]

I don't think he forgot them, just, left them out

[@DesViper]

Hank and John generally keep it pretty G-rated, but yeah, homunculus would be packin'

[@nerhu59]

Actually no, the genitals are shown as small on the homunculus because in proportion to other innervated regions, they have very few. I don't know what pictures you have been looking at.

[@tabula_rosa]

Are they, though? Mine aren't THAT sensitive, it just fucking hurts through the whole pelvis if they get hit is all

[@nategamingandcreepyreading6565]

With this I can finally start to understand the Zach Hadel creature. Thanks crash course!

[@zinowagner]

YOUR INTRO is so freaking cool. i wanna learn it on guitar/piano or what ever sounds good

[@FlyBoyKai]

Mostly many were thinking Fullmetal achemist Homoncolus. :D

[@Coyoteari]

Wait, synesthesia includes smells having textures?! I thought it was just relating colors to things! Life makes so much more sense now, because I would always get weird looks when I told people what a smell felt like

[@plasticturnipboy5642]

I may have screamed YES when he mentioned Fullmetal Alchemist. May. August. June.

[@rhyliemasons7957]

Tactile sense is amazing. I have chronic vestibular migraines, causing dizziness and insane visual auras and hallucinations. So when I have to move around while having a migraine I rely on physical touch rather than sights and sounds (both I have found can be very misleading). Edit: yes, I have seen many doctors for it and am on a medication to make the migraines less frequent.

[@Ishasingh19]

OMG 1:45-1:48 WAS DANG AMAZING

[@Houdini111]

Someone at crashcourse watches Full Metal Alchemist.

[@MrEvilHarmony]

Actually, it's Hank! Well maybe not just Hank, but in some early vlogbrother videos he talks briefly about some anime he likes and he's talked about it on his twitter too.

[@stellarfirefly]

I learned a lot from this video. But most of all, I learned that I really, really want my own stuffed Hanklerfish.

[@funkymonkeyr2]

who else is rewatching all of these videos in preparation for next week's AP psych test? :)

[@shubby101]

Mine is tomorrow, I'm glad I found this!

[@caseykc18]

Shabana Ali It is tomorrow for everybody in the nation :P

[@mayachatterjee2128]

lol watching the morning of

[@MSumulong]

Uphp

[@Compaq3441]

Tuco Salamanca huh? In the U.S. they have psychology in highschool?

[@madelinecarter6731]

This makes psych so much more enjoyable, I'll definitely keep watching :)

[@jamesburnett4443]

I like how you show the homunculus sensing the world. Creative, informative, and somehow, dare I say, cute.

[@Ms3queen]

I'm a synesthete! My sound and smell are connected. :D

[@MintyFreshCupcakes]

I have a type of Synesthesia. To me numbers and letters have personalities. I also read in strange way that is hard to explain.

[@annonimooseq1246]

CartoonLioness is 9 also just the absolute worst to you too?

[@legoman769]

Anyone else not familiar with Fullmetal Alchemist?

[@horseenthusiast9903]

It's an anime about a world where science is replaced mainly by alchemy, and two brothers try to use alchemy to bring their deceased mother back to life, and end up getting tied up into some very complicated problems in their society. I recommend Fullmetal Alchemist and/or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (their stories are different, since the first anime came out before the source material manga was done, and Brotherhood came out after the source material). Anyway, look it up if you want to. :)

[@justaguy2365]

Yessir!!! I have several types of synesthesia. The main one is spacial sequential synesthesia. But I also see color when I hear certain notes or chords.

[@doratarani192]

Yaaay Uncle Hank mentioned FMA(B) my favorite thing! Ur videos are just amazing (y)

[@shiroxyui]

Loooool I'm amazed he knew about the full metal alchemist, and yep clicked this because of fullmetal alchemist XD hahahaahhaha

[@jeremiahfernandez9161]

4:35 That coincidence though. RIP Prince.

[@lelemclaurin1009]

is it weird that I watch these for fun, just for knowledge??

[@horseenthusiast9903]

That's what I do too

[@Yourshaebutter]

Same here

[@augustusself8119]

+LeLe Mclaurin I like it.

[@smiis3149]

Isn't that the point of the videos lol? I do the same.

[@lelemclaurin1009]

smiis I honestly I thought that people actually learned this in schools

[@mignotasefa3421]

Very thorough & helpful!

[@llopritable]

Thank you for so accurately animating me as the Homunculus especially with the licking everything motif.