RUSSELL CORNHILL

The Emotional Self The Thinking Process 3. What are our emotions? Many people will say, ‘Don’t be silly. That’s easy. They’re our feelings.’ Are they? I wonder if, in fact, they aren’t a lot more than that. How many emotions are there? Where do they all hide in the brain? How do they pop out on cue? Why do they vary according to the circumstances? So, let’s examine the emotional side of our brain, the part I called our ‘emotional self’. Why did I call it that? Some time back,

The Brain The Thinking Process 2 The brain is truly incredible. Even now, I think we don’t truly appreciate just how incredible it is. On the other hand, I believe we often give it credit for things it doesn’t actually do. Unfortunately, that contradiction is probably an example of how our human brain works. Yes, there are some animals without brains, such as jellyfish, sponges, starfish, etc. Yet, surely, the main feature that separates most animals from other life forms i