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The Gatekeeper in the Brain
The idea that there's a gatekeeper in the brain you associate with thea basil ganglia is phenomenally interesting. We don't know much how it works, but your science shows that there is this gate which opens and closes. If the gate is open, then perfect we just take the action. But if the gate is closed, our muscles never receive the order to go wear our running shoes and go outside. The analytical brain comes up with options for what we should do. For example, i'm thinking or i should go run so that i lose some weight. And then the action is transmitted towards the motal areas of our brain,. These are the ones that command our muscles to