<p>Matthew Cobb is a British zoologist and Emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Manchester.</p><p>Get his book, <a href="https://amzn.to/4bcRFCN" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>The Idea of the Brain: A History</em></a>Closer to Truth&#39;s Map of Consciousness: <a href="loc.closertotruth.com/map" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">loc.closertotruth.com/map</a><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong>0:00 The Heart or the Head?4:13 Medicine in the Ancient World12:25 Why Don’t We Accept Evidence?18:34 From Ancient to Modern Understanding29:29 When Did We Reach a Consensus on the Brain?37:41 Electricity in the Brain39:58 Our Metaphors for the Brain44:15 Is the Brain Segmented or Whole?01:05:20 Why is Speech Governed by the Left Hemisphere?01:18:55 Why is the Brain Split Into Two Hemispheres?01:23:06 Where in the Brain Does Consciousness Originate?01:32:46 The Ladybug Robot01:35:08 Back to Consciousness01:45:27 What is a Neuron?01:56:04 Why is Smell Connected to Memory So Strongly?02:02:14 Do London Cab Drivers Have Larger Hippocampi?02:10:11 The Limits of MRI and CT Scans02:19:24 Will We Ever Be Able to See Consciousness in the Brain?</p>