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Beyond the "Lizard Brain": New Research Challenges Long-Held Myths About How Our Brains Evolved
For generations, the popular understanding of the human brain has been framed by a compelling but increasingly contested narrative: a struggle between the cold, calculated logic of the "higher" brain and the primal, impulsive urges of the "lizard brain." This metaphor suggests that our evolutionary journey involved stacking sophisticated, rational layers—like the neocortex—atop an ancient,…