Who you are depends on the sum total of your neurobiology.

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.

Behavior is the outcome of the battle among internal systems.

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

Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.

One of the most impressive features of brains - and especially human brains - is the flexibility to learn almost any kind of task that comes its way.

My lab and academic work fill my day from about 9 am to 7 p.m. Then I zoom out the lens to work on my other writing.