Animals have to act in order to find food, water, mates, escape predators, etc. Therefore, they need a nervous system that includes a fantasy machine that can i

Animals have to act in order to find food, water, mates, escape predators, etc. Therefore, they need a nervous system that includes a fantasy machine that can imagine alternative futures and that includes a choice machine which can initiate actions to realize the chosen future. Much of human existence consists of poor choices among improbable fantasies.