This chapter explores the question of how the nervous system creates our experiences and discusses the difficulty in understanding how chemical processes in neurons lead to conscious experiences. Researchers focus on the 'easy problem' of studying the relationship between the brain and experience.
The mind contains everything we think and feel – our experiences are created by the brain, mostly without our awareness. This makes it pretty much impossible to fully know the mind of others. Research shows that, to ensure our survival, the brain constantly attempts to predict what will happen next.