“The brain, he writes, is like Kublai Khan, the great Mongol emperor of the thirteenth century. It sits enthroned in its skull, "encased in darkness and silence," at a lofty remove from brute reality. Messengers stream in from every corner… — Burkhard Bilger Copy Share Image
“One of the seats of emotion and memory in the brain is the amygdala, he explained. When something threatens your life, this area seems… — Burkhard Bilger Copy Share Image
“The brain, he writes, is like Kublai Khan, the great Mongol emperor of the thirteenth century. It sits enthroned in its skull, "encased in… — Burkhard Bilger Copy Share Image
