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

As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University.

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

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

Once you begin deliberating about where your fingers are jumping on the piano keyboard, you can no longer pull off the piece.

Keep in mind that every single generation before us has worked under the assumption that they possessed all the major tools for understanding the universe, and they were all wrong, without exception.

You are part of a complex social network that changes your biology with every interaction, and which your actions can change.