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“Think of the last time you were thirsty and drank a glass of water. Within seconds after draining the last drops, you probably felt less thirsty. This event might seem ordinary, but water actually takes about twenty minutes to reach your bloodstream. Water can't possibly quench your thirst in a few seconds. So what relieved your thirst? Prediction.”
― Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
― Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
“You don't sense with your sensory organs. You sense with your brain. In much the same way, your brain also constructs what you feel inside your body. Your aches and jitters and other inner sensations are some combination of what's going on in your brain and what's actually happening within your lungs and heart and gut and muscles and so on.Your brain also adds information from your past experiences to guess what those sensations mean.”
― Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain & How Emotions Are Made By Lisa Feldman Barrett 2 Books Collection Set
― Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain & How Emotions Are Made By Lisa Feldman Barrett 2 Books Collection Set
“When I say responsibility, I'm not saying that people are to blame for the tragedies in their lives or the hardships they experience as a result. I'm also not saying that people with depression, anxiety, or other serious illnesses are to blame for their suffering. I'm saying something else: Sometimes we're responsible for things not because they're our fault, but because we're the only ones who can change them.”
― Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
― Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
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