Sublime

baseline, “resting” state—but don’t let the word fool you, because the brain isn’t at rest at all. Instead, it experiences tonic activity in what’s now known as the DMN, the default mode network: the posterior cingulate cortex, the adjacent precuneus, and the medial prefrontal cortex. This baseline activation suggests that the brain is constantly g

In our skulls we carry around three pounds of slimy, wet, grayish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper.