Lakshmi Ananth

“It may be that what the brain physically is doesn’t matter, but instead what it does.”
― David Eagleman, The Brain: The Story of You

“Instead of trying to produce a program to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child’s?” – Alan Turing, 1950.”
― David Eagleman, The Brain: The Story of You

“How does the biological wetware of the brain give rise to our experience: the sight of emerald green, the taste of cinnamon, the smell of wet soil? What if I told you that the world around you, with its rich colors, textures, sounds, and scents is an illusion, a show put on for you by your brain? If you could perceive reality as it really is, you would be shocked by its colorless, odorless, tasteless silence. Outside your brain, there is just energy and matter. Over millions of years of evolution the human brain has become adept at turning this energy and matter into a rich sensory experience of being in the world.”
― David Eagleman, The Brain: The Story of You

“Our perception of reality has less to do with what’s happening out there, and more to do with what’s happening inside our brain. Your”
― David Eagleman, The Brain: The Story of You