Ideally, anywhere in the Pacific northwest. I grew up on the west coast and got to spend a lot of time in Oregon and Washington and think it's honestly some of the most beautiful country in the world (particularly the Columbia River Gorge).
For regular pop: Coke. For diet/zero calorie versions: Pepsi Max.
Gonna have to go with Jennifer Aniston.
My gut reaction is still dogs, but--considering we have four cats and zero dogs--I'm going to have to say that I'm empirically a cat person.
Very much pro on the spicy food! Nothing beats out good szechuan food, and I've recently taken to roasting hot peppers in the oven, charring the skin, and integrating them into stir fry and meat dishes.
While it's hard to nail down, I'd say my favorite video game is either RBI Baseball for the NES or Dark Souls. RBI Baseball because I grew up playing that game with my dad (and it remains as the only game we're both equal in) and Dark Souls because, in addition to being an awesome game, a friend of mine and I play them together and it reminds me of when I was in elementary school: swapping tips, secrets, cool things we've found when exploring, etc.
I don't research brain surgery (though I have performed brain extractions before). My research focuses on the genetics of psychiatric illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. I'm trying to expand our knowledge of the biological "nuts and bolts" of these illnesses to try and identify new therapies.