Certain parts of the neocortex just happen to lie close to places where certain information from sensor input happen to flow. As such those said parts specialise in dealing with the information that they happen to be provided with.
I often wonder about the nature of the control flow in the brain. And if there is any?
The currency in which brain function is conducted is the brain waves not the neurons. Brain waves are just circular loops of neuron paths activating themselves. There is no particular part of the brain or particular neuron or particular lobe responsible for any one processing task. Granted some processes require shorter loops and can thus end up localized. Eg, all the loops for vision can happen to be in the same cortex (allowing the same frequencies to be reused in a different cortex). But this fact is merely a convenience of implementation. The system would still function just fine if the same loops were embedded in some larger network topology.
The lizard brain has 2 reactions in a lot of cases:
- Run
- React
I think in abnormal/sudden situations, this is still the case.
Here's some context: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neomammalian_brain
The mammal brain is a whole organ. It is not a bunch of smaller organs piled together.
I'm not going to read an entire book.
Say what the new interpretation is and give me a source please, instead of beating around the bush ;)
Since the lizard brain theory doesn't denies that the human brain is complex. It's just that some reactions could trigger it.
Eg. Being very afraid of spiders, even when it's on the other side of the window.
Is this a proven fact?
I was under the impression that specific parts of the brain were built for certain tasks, but others can be repurposed.