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Full Idea
In 2014 the National Institutes of Mental Health published a list of 23 core brain functions and their associated neural circuitry, neurotransmitters and genes, and the behaviour and emotions that go with them.
Gist of Idea
There are 23 core brain functions, with known circuit, transmitters, genes and behaviour
Source
Peter Watson (Convergence [2016], 16 'Physics')
Book Ref
Watson,Peter: 'Convergence' [Simon and Schuster 2016], p.380
A Reaction
They were interested in the functions behind mental health, but I am interested in the functions behind our belief systems, which might produce a different focus. Sub-functions, perhaps.
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| 20652 | In 1828 the animal substance urea was manufactured from inorganic ingredients [Watson] |
| 20654 | Only four particles are needed for matter: up and down quark, electron, electron-neutrino [Watson] |
| 20655 | Humans have been hunter-gatherers for 99.5% of their existence [Watson] |
| 20656 | Traditional ideas of the mind were weakened in the 1950s by mind-influencing drugs [Watson] |
| 20657 | There are 23 core brain functions, with known circuit, transmitters, genes and behaviour [Watson] |
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