The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.

Modern neuroimaging is like asking an astronaut in the space shuttle to look out the window and judge how America is doing.

Odor carries a great deal of information, including information about a potential mate's age, sex, fertility, identity, emotions, and health.

As we develop better technologies for probing the brain, we detect more problems.

The conscious mind is not at the center of the action in the brain; instead, it is far out on a distant edge, hearing but whispers of the activity.

I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out that it's a great lens with which to understand what matters to us.

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