How spontaneous brain activity keeps you alive – Nathan S. Jacobs

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The wheels in your brain are constantly turning, even when you’re asleep or not paying attention. In fact, most of your brain’s activities are ones you’d never be aware of … unless they suddenly stopped. Nathan S. Jacobs takes us inside the always active, surprisingly spontaneous brain.

Lesson by Nathan S. Jacobs, animation by TOGETHER.