Who's Minding the Mind?

[Ahimsa]

More fundamentally, the new studies reveal a subconscious brain that is far more active, purposeful and independent than previously known. Goals, whether to eat, mate or devour an iced latte, are like neural software programs that can only be run one at a time, and the unconscious is perfectly capable of running the program it chooses.

The rest of the article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/he...gy/31subl.html

Thank goodness PATHS is here to help guide us!

[Kevin]

This is a very interesting article...if you have time, I found it worth the read.

Here is another link to it if you can't view it on the NYT site-

'Who's Minding the Mind?' by Benedict Carey - RichardDawkins.net


"Well, we're finding that we have these unconscious behavioral guidance systems that are continually furnishing suggestions through the day about what to do next, and the brain is considering and often acting on those, all before conscious awareness."

More fundamentally, the new studies reveal a subconscious brain that is far more active, purposeful and independent than previously known. Goals, whether to eat, mate or devour an iced latte, are like neural software programs that can only be run one at a time, and the unconscious is perfectly capable of running the program it chooses.

The rest of the article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/he...gy/31subl.html

Thank goodness PATHS is here to help guide us!