Awareness of your surroundings occurs only when sensory inputs violate expectations. When the world is successfully predicted away, awareness is not needed because the brain is doing its job well.
David EaglemanNothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.
David EaglemanI call myself a Possibilian: I'm open to...ideas that we don't have any way of testing right now.
David EaglemanThere are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.
David Eagleman