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Spanking the Inner Monkey – Part 1

Posted on07/08/201207/08/2012AuthorEclectic Moose28 Comments

Understanding the limbic system versus the neocortex and why most of us live our lives as smart monkeys rather than human beings Up to now I’ve presented lots of ideas about why this and that, but mostly from a wider societal viewpoint, with lots of Read More …

CategoriesPsychology, ScienceTagsamygdala, consciousness, limbic system, mesolimbic dopamine system, neocortex

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