Vision Is More Than Looking.

Many People Prefer A View Of Human Nature That Includes A True Side And A False Side - In Other Words, Humans Have A Single Genuine Aim And The Rest Is Decoration, Evasion, Or Cover-up. That's Intuitive, But It's Incomplete. A Study Of The Brain Necessitates A More Nuanced View Of Human Nature.

If Our Brains Were Simple Enough To Be Understood, We Wouldn't Be Smart Enough To Understand Them.

All Life Is No More Than A Match Struck In The Dark And Blown Out Again.

The Deep Secret Of The Brain Is That Not Only The Spinal Cord But The Entire Central Nervous System Works This Way: Internally Generated Activity Is Modulated By Sensory Input. In This View, The Difference Between Being Awake And Being Asleep Is Merely That The Data Coming In From The Eyes Anchors The Perception.

You Are Part Of A Complex Social Network That Changes Your Biology With Every Interaction, And Which Your Actions Can Change.