Nudge

#77: Debunking myths about the brain

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Mar 15, 2022
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INSIGHT

Brain Regulates the Body

  • The brain evolved primarily to regulate the body for metabolic efficiency, not just to think or feel.
  • All our senses and thoughts serve the purpose of maintaining bodily regulation.
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Sensation Is Brain Construction

  • Sensations like feeling wet are brain constructions, not direct skin perceptions.
  • The brain combines sensory inputs and past experiences to create all feelings and perceptions.
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Myth of the Lizard Brain

  • The concept of an inner 'lizard brain' controlling instinctual urges is a myth.
  • Brain structures did not evolve in hierarchical layers nor support this outdated battle notion between rational and emotional parts.
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