Whereas the tip of the iceberg is often assumed to represent mental processes that are conscious, effortful, intentional, controllable, and slow, the submerged part stands for mental processes ...

“The conscious mind is really just the broom closet in the mansion of the brain,” said David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and best-selling author who held an overflow audience rapt at a Mind ...

The study admits that this is only the tip of the consciousness iceberg, but confidently claims that the idea of newborns as mostly unconscious beings can be safely laid to rest. To further ...

“The conscious mind is really just the broom closet in the mansion of the brain,” said David Eagleman, a neuroscientist and best-selling author who held an overflow audience rapt at a Mind ...