8 Things We Simply Don't Understand About the Human Brain
8 Things We Simply Don't Understand About the Human Brain . - Naveen . Despite all the recent advances in the cognitive and neurosciences, there’s still much about the human brain that we do not know. Here are 8 of the most baffling problems currently facing science. 1. What is consciousness? Without question, conscious awareness is the most astounding — and most perplexing — aspect of the human brain. It’s what makes us the unique, self-reflective creatures that we are. Consciousness allows us to experience and react to our environment in an apparently self-directed way. We’re not just zombies ; we have our own private thoughts, feelings, opinions, and preferences — and these traits allow us to figure out the world and operate within it. But we are still quite a ways off from understanding how the brain produces...