“What differentiates human from lower-animal consciousness is time. You can't explain the concept of "tomorrow" to your dog. Our consciousness is dominated by time - We're constantly running simulations of the future. Our brain is a prediction machine. The hallmark of intelligence, indeed of genius, is the number and complexity of the feedback loops we use in predicting the future.” RunningBrainConsciousnessDogGeniusTomorrowComplexityFeedbackHallmark Author:Michio Kaku
“She forced herself once more to think of nothing, to keep her consciousness immersed, as a little dog that one keeps under water until he has stopped struggling” ThinkingLittlesWaterConsciousnessStruggleDog Author:William Faulkner