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And to give you, again, a feeling for the complexity of these systems,
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the cerebellum contains approximately
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30 billion neurons.
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The hypothalamus is responsible here for feeding, hunger,
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thirst, and to some extent sleep.
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And here is the same brain parts in close-up.
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Now, all of these parts of the brains are essential
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and many of them are implicated in interesting psychological processes
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but where the action is is the cortex.
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Isn't this beautiful?
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The cortex is the outer layer
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and the outer layer is all crumpled up.