and brain. We are now entering the final revolution– The Knowing Revolution. This
is where the brain of the new culture will emerge.
how the human brain works. There has been many surprises in these recent
advances. But the biggest shocker is that the brain doesn't decide what to do.
Decision making is not controlled centrally in the brain. The mind-brain appears to
act as a coordination and consensus system for all the cells, tissues, and organs in the
body. The brain doesn't decide to eat. The cells of the body decide to eat, the brain
coordinates their activity and carries out the consensus will.
environment, the brain presents opportunities for action reflective of both the
sensing of environment and the needs and goals of the 40,000,000,000 cells it serves.
The brain is not the leader of the body, it is the follower of the body. It is a system
that matches needs in the body with its sensing of opportunities to meet these needs
by action within the environment. The brain is a 'government' that truly serves its
constituents– the cells, tissues, and organs that make up the human body.
creation of the 'brain' to serve a unified species. As a physician, as a scientist, and as
a human, I wish to participate in the creation of our species' 'brain'.
TrustMark 2001 by Timothy Wilken