![]() ![]() ![]() When our brain sees a desert, its pleasure pathways are activated and the brain makes an executive decision to eat the dessert and override any signals from the stomach. Motion sickness -When we walk, run or crawl we produce a specific set of signals but when we are travelling by car, for example, we only get parts of signals (the shifting fluids in our ear) that we are moving and when our eyes transmit that we actually are static this confuses the brain and thinks that there is poison and needs to be removed.Įating, when the stomach says No but our brains say Yes. Over time our brains evolve and now we have the reptilian brain and neocortex. I added some ideas from the book that I felt they were the most interesting. It’s not an easy thing to put up with, so well done.”Ī Non-Fiction science book that explains nightmares, motion sickness and other everyday common experiences we have. – Independent "We love a good brain book, and The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett might just be our new favourite.” “This is a wonderful introduction to neuroscience, and deserves to be widely read.” ![]()
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