Since we live in the heads of those who remember us, we lose control of our lives and become who they want us to be.

The majority of human beings live their whole lives unaware that they are only seeing a limited cone of vision at any moment.

Neuroscience over the next 50 years is going to introduce things that are mind-blowing.

All activity in the brain is driven by other activity in the brain, in a vastly complex, interconnected network.

None of the individual metal hunks of an airplane have the property of flight, but when they are attached together in the right way, the result takes to the air. A thin metal bar won't do you much good if you're trying to control a jaguar, but several of them in parallel have the property of containment. The concept of emergent properties means that something new can be introduced that is not inherent in any of the parts.

When a male vole repeatedly mates with a female, a hormone called vasopressin is released in his brain. The vasopressin binds to receptors in a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, and the binding mediates a pleasurable feeling that becomes associated with that female. This locks in the monogamy, which is known as pair-bonding. If you block this hormone, the pair-bonding goes away.

Just give the brain the information and it will figure it out.