The human species is unlike all other mammals in one unique way. The human brain contains a “central control network” (CCN) which provides a means to exert volitional control over behaviour, to force the body to undertake actions that imperil the life of the individual. An example would be the man who rushes into a fire in order to save others. When you encounter a serious fire, every fibre in your body wants you to run, to evacuate to safety. This is the normal reaction. The human brain and the CCN provides the ability to assert volitional control and force certain behaviours even when these behaviours run counter to the survival instincts of the individual.
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Category Archives: CCN
A Modest Proposal
I wish to make a modest proposal. I am not sure I fully understand the proposal or how it might work but I want to sketch it out here and then try to develop it further.
The publication How the Brain Works described a Control Centre Network (CCN) and the fact that the brain trauma victim can learn to activate this network and apply it to the performance of tasks previously undertaken by damaged portions of the brain. That, at least, is my understanding.
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Key Understandings
How The Brain Works was very helpful to me. It delivered two key understandings. The first was the role of the “control centre” and the explanation of homo sapiens sapiens ability to over-ride ingrained behaviours and force the body to perform actions it would otherwise refuse to perform.
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