We Are Not Conscious Of Most Things

The Main Thing Known About Secrets Is That Keeping Them Is Unhealthy For The Brain.

When One Part Of The Brain Makes A Choice, Other Parts Can Quickly Invent A Story To Explain Why. If You Show The Command "walk" To The Right Hemisphere (the One Without Language), The Patient Will Get Up And Start Walking. If You Stop Him And Ask Why He's Leaving, His Left Hemisphere, Cooking Up An Answer, Will Say Something Like "i Was Going To Get A Drink Of Water."

The Continuous Networks Of Neural Circuitry Accomplish Their Functions Using Multiple, Independently Discovered Strategies. The Brain Lends Itself Well To The Complexity Of The World, But Poorly To Clear-cut Cartography.

It Is The Most Wondrous Thing We Have Discovered In The Universe, And It Is Us.

None Of The Individual Metal Hunks Of An Airplane Have The Property Of flight, But When They Are Attached Together In The Right Way, The Result Takes To The Air. A Thin Metal Bar Won't Do You Much Good If You're Trying To Control A Jaguar, But Several Of Them In Parallel Have The Property Of Containment. The Concept Of Emergent Properties Means That Something New Can Be Introduced That Is Not Inherent In Any Of The Parts.