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 title="Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain"
 author="Lisa Feldman Barrett"
 publisher="The Quest"
 publishedDate="2021-08-05"
 isbn="9791165215842"
 rating=4.5
 tags="science"
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## Review
Your brain does not exist to think. 
This seems to be the most shocking and core content of this book. 
 
The most important task of the brain is not thinking, but ```allostasis```, which is efficiently managing the body budget. 
Ultimately, the brain did not evolve to think, but evolved to predict, distribute, and balance the energy the body will use in a constantly changing environment.
 
From this perspective, we must understand the brain anew. 
 
1. The brain does not ```see``` the world, but ```predicts``` and ```constructs``` it.
2. Emotions are not triggered, but are ```made``` by the brain.
3. The ```triune brain``` is a myth: there is no reptile brain.
 
I should read it carefully again when I have the chance.

Knowing the brain means knowing me and humans