Jeffrey EugenidesBiology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.
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This phrase is an explanation of the biological basis of the mind. The term “mind” can be used in several ways, but it’s most commonly used to refer to the mental processes that allow us to perceive our environment, make decisions, and think rationally. When you are born with a brain, it is in its inanimate form. But when you are in life, your brain is in its living state.
That means it is able to perform all the functions of a mind. It is truly an explanation on how your mind is made out of the biological parts of the human body.
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