Neuroscience has never identified a neural correlate of a unified 'self' or 'me'; instead, the sense of self is created by activity in various brain regions (such as the parietal lobe) and can disappear when these areas are damaged or their activity is suppressed.
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“now in neuroscience I don't think there's a neuroscientist in the world that has ever found that's me that we're looking for when they study the brain you just you can't find it the sense of me is actually created by various parts of the brain and it can disappear when you actually shut off those areas of the brain”
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The Secret To True Happiness = Seeing That The Self Is An Illusion (Here's Why)— The Magic of Mindful Self-AwarenessCreated: 8/13/2026, 9:56:39 AM
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