Iain McGilchrist on the Neuroscience of the Unconscious

The unconscious [realm of neural activity] is absolutely vast compared with the conscious. Neuroscience is able now more to quantify the extent of the unconscious. One particular paper amuses me by its specificity. It says that 99.44% of brain activity is unconscious. You don’t have to buy the precision to get the general idea.

from McGilchrist, I., Stewart, D., Marchiano, L., & Lee, J. (2021, November 18). Episode 189 – A Well-Aligned Mind: How to Be Alive. This Jungian Life.

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