We open our eyes and we think we're seeing the whole world out there. But what has become clearโand really just in the last few centuriesโis that when you look at the electro-magnetic spectrum we are seeing less than 1/10 Billionth of the information that's riding on there. So we call that visible light. But everything else passing through our bodies is completely invisible to us. Even though we accept the reality that's presented to us, we're really only seeing a little window of what's happening.
David EaglemanOur internal life and external actions are steered by biological coctails to which we have neither immediate access nor direct acquaintance.
David EaglemanThe continuous networks of neural circuitry accomplish their functions using multiple, independently discovered strategies. The brain lends itself well to the complexity of the world, but poorly to clear-cut cartography.
David EaglemanModern neuroimaging is like asking an astronaut in the space shuttle to look out the window and judge how America is doing.
David Eagleman