The Hidden Brain
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Book Name: The Hidden Brain
Writer: Shankar Vedantam
Description
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Section 1
The Myth of Intention
five days before her thirtieth birthday celebration, on August 24, 1986, Toni
Gustus was out on her porch. It was a Sunday, around four o’clock in
the evening and Gustus was in a T-shirt chipping away at certain plants.
She had quite recently moved to Massachusetts from Iowa; the main contact she
had around was the individual who had recruited her for work at the United
Path in Framingham. She had discovered a little two-room storm cellar
loft with a parlor that opened onto a depressed pooch. When
she remained on the porch, the road came up to her chest.
A man walked around and requested bearings. His eyes appeared to be lustrous and
his discourse was slurred. Gustus didn’t have the foggiest idea of how to coordinate the man, yet
her Midwestern childhood shielded her from offering a terse response and
dismissing. She disclosed to him she was new around and uncertain of the neighborhood
geology. She pointed him toward a path she thought may be useful.
The man didn’t dismiss. He stepped toward the porch and
inquired as to whether an alternate road could take him to a similar spot. She let him know
what she knew, however, she was beginning to feel awkward. It was as though
they were out of nowhere having a discussion. The man-made another move to
the edge of the yard. Gustus advised the man she needed to head inside. She
turned, and he hopped down onto the yard. He got her arm. She
raised her voice quickly and advised him to leave. He requested a glass
of water. Gustus could smell liquor on his breath. She dissented, and he
began to push her to go into the condo.
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