The Neurology of Intention

The Neurology of Intention

Our intentions arise in the brain, are represented in the brain, and are pursued in the brain. Where else?  Therefore, a basic understanding of how intentions work in the brain – and thus in your mind – is a very useful thing to have.

The Executive Functions

The brain is like a committee, with many parts or “members” working together – or at cross purposes! – and the frontal lobes are like the chair of that committee. Or, to use a different metaphor, if the psyche...