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.
David EaglemanNothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.
David EaglemanThis is what consciousness does: it sets the goals, and the rest of the system learns how to meet them.
David EaglemanThe missing crowds make you lonely. You begin to complain about all the people you could be meeting. But no one listens or sympathizes with you, because this is precisely what you chose when you were alive.
David Eagleman