I would encourage anyone who is interested in these kind of questions to read Patrick's book because it is not like most of the others. He doesn't have an axe to grind and he looks at night his 19 access to grind more than that you grind them very beautifully. We use 100% of our brain always that silliness about 10% or that movie Lucy with Scarlett Johansson where she ascends. Do not trust your gut ever unless you need a sack of highly acidic fluid to dissolve something very quickly. The cerebellum which is hanging off the back bottom part of your brain contains probably two thirds of the total number of neurons you have. It's paying attention to everything that has ever
How does the mind work? What makes us sad? What makes us laugh? Despite advances in neuroscience, the answers to these questions remain elusive. Neuroscientist Patrick House talks about these mysteries and about his book Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. House's insights illuminate not just what we know and don't know about our minds--he also helps us understand what it means to be human.