Remember ant farms? –
Sand in a clear glass
aquarium-like container,
but sealed lest the ants
remove themselves.

The ants can be watched
tunneling their roads/pathways.

If these aquarium ant farms
are shaken,
these tunnel paths collapse.

As after an earthquake’s destruction
to highways and byways,
these tunnel paths will need to be
reconstructed.

Ideally if these pathways can be
reconstructed they will lead to the
destination that was originally
planned at the other end.

It takes a while for all of
this reconstruction to be
mapped out and planned,
and then more time for
the reconstruction.

After the highways/byways
are reconstructed it won’t
be the same road even if
the destination is the same.

So, imagine the brain
as an ant farm.

Imagine the brain being
shaken as if an
earthquake had rattled it.

Now, imagine every activity
that is done as a
destination –

If the brain had an
earthquake affect it,
then probably there
will be activities affected
since the pathways have
been altered.

Now, in the brain think
that the highway/byways,
that are the transportation links
from one destination to another
is the thought process.

And this thought process
starts thinking about an activity,
then to the actual doing
of the activity.

i.e.
1. the beginning of the trip (activity) is the first thought:

- the clothes are dirty
- or, I need to wash the clothes

2. then think the activity(s) that the thought starts:

- collect clothes
- put clothes in washing machine
- use detergent
- turn on washing machine
- etc.

If any or all of these pathways were broken
during the earthquake, then that particular
activity will change or cease altogether.

Meaning:

1. the activity ceases altogether if all the pathways were destroyed/broken/demolished.
2. If only some pathways were affected, then maybe remembering the clothes need to be washed but the how-to-might not be remembered
3. the memory is the clothes need to be washed and some of the how-to is still there
4. or, the memory to wash the clothes isn’t there at all, when looking for clean clothes you wonder why or where the clean clothes are – when prior to brain injury this activity was done on a regular basis

This can be for any activity that the brain is in control of – that there is a thought for prior to any activity.

And that is a view of a brain – injured.