I don't think that there's any way for us to know what they're thinking--or any way for us to know if we've reached them. If we knew for sure, it might NOT be something we could handle right now. What does a brain look like when it's given over completely to pleasure-seeking, and scheming, and telling whoppers, and sneaking out of every responsibility, and living on boats, and giving up everything decent? Wish I could see the different lobes light up. Thinking of doing an experiment...
I bet it is very tiny and very dark. I think you should do the experiement, there is plenty of subjects to work with available!
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon