The Beast Machine

Inye: consciousness, selfhood and all the various things are compatible with us being living machines. And there's a weak sense and a strong sense that we need to understand the brain in the context of regulating the physiology of the body. Inye: We can't just be like a thermostat that only reacts when things get too hot or too cold. You actualy our predictions, in the sense f going right back to the beginning, that now reach out into the future as well,. an to anticipate future disturbances and dep responses that, in advance, mitigate them.