All life will die, all mind will cease, and it will all be as if it had never happened. That, to be honest, is the goal to which evolution is traveling, that is the "benevolent" end of the furious living and furious dying.

A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

Even though the outside world has not changed, your brain dynamically presents different interpretations.

Behavior is the outcome of the battle among internal systems.

Consciousness is the smallest player in the operations of the brain.

Once you begin deliberating about where your fingers are jumping on the piano keyboard, you can no longer pull off the piece.

Love was not specified in the design of your brain; it is merely an endearing algorithm that freeloads on the leftover processing cycles.