“In any situation where our brains perceive extreme threat, the neocortex (the most recently evolved layer of the brain, which performs logical calculation) may be “hijacked” by the deeper, more primitive reptilian layer.” — Martha N. Beck Copy Share Image
There is one brain organ that is optimised for understanding and articulating logical processes and that is the outer layer of the brain, called the cerebral cortex. Unlike the rest of the brain, this relatively recent evolutionary development is rather… — Ray Kurzweil Copy Share Image
