I think you are right. Hawkins mentions this in the book, with the example of holding your breath. Your neocortex can override the older brain in certain circum

I think you are right. Hawkins mentions this in the book, with the example of holding your breath. Your neocortex can override the older brain in certain circumstances. I would be really interested to really understand the mechanism here. Is the neocortex convincing the old brain of things, or is it outright lying to the old brain via false signals it knows the old brain will fall for. Like in the case of dieting to lose weight, is the "conversation" like some cartoon: Old brain: I am hungry. Where is food? New brain: You don't need food right now. If you don't eat now, you will be more attractive soon. This will help you find a mate. Old brain: Not eat means find mate??? New brain: Yes, yes, not eat means find mate. Good old brain.